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Serial capacitors in electronic ballast of a fluorescent lamp
Recently I repaired one broken electronic ballast of a linear 30W fluorescent lamp. Now it seems to be working as expected, but I had to make some changes to it and I'd like to ask if you see any ...
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Electronic Drivers for Fluorescent Lamps: How is the DC-to-AC Conversion done?
Pretty much all (somewhat inaccurately named) electronic ballasts for fluorescent lamps run off a DC voltage and have to convert it into AC to operate the lamp.
The DC supply can come from rectified ...
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How do you dim a streetlight bulb?
I'm getting a streetlight, most likely with a HPS bulb (high-pressure sodium).
I'll probably hook up some sort of sensor to turn it on only when someone is actually parking lot.
Why do some ...
