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Article #5281Re: fluorescent lights and my brain
From: Carl Witthoft
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 1988 11:46
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 1988 11:46
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In article <530@scourge> harrym@sco.COM (Harry Max) writes:
>I just started a new job and now must work under
>fluorescent lights. My brain seems to be adversely
>effected my the lights. I have been going home with
>a lot of eye- and brain-strain.
>
>A hardware tech told me that it is possible to
>phase the lights. He said that there is some way
>to put the starters or ballasts in phase so that
>my brain wont hurt. Is this true? If so, how
>can I do it?
I dont know much about that unless you are more sensitive than the
"average" guy to 60Hz. In any case, have you done what you can to
avoid direct glare, etc? Also, fluorescent lights are whiter (actually
bluer) than incandescent and often uncomfortable anyway.
--
Alix' Dad ( Carl Witthoft @ Adaptive Optics Associates)
{ima,harvard}!bbn!aoa!carl
54 CambridgePark Drive, Cambridge,MA 02140 617-864-0201
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