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Re: High side driving N-channel Mosfet with PWM

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From: Rich Grise
Date: Tue, 06 May 2008 20:22
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On Mon, 05 May 2008 20:05:47 -0400, John Popelish wrote:
> Jamie wrote:
> 
>> 32 frames/Sec I believe is the minimum needed to prevent strobe flash in 
>> the human eye.. or some figure like that.
> 
> Fine for a stationary source you are staring at.  But all 
> you have to do is blink and you will see a trail of dots 
> (especially if the LED is very much brighter than its 
> surroundings) at 32 flashes per second, and a lot faster, 
> too.  If you haven't seen the effect, I suggest you try it.

It shows up on scrolling marquees very dramatically - when it's
scrolling, the letters look tilted, but I believe that's an artifact
of the strobing. If you move your eyes to follow the letters, they
square up.

Cheers!
Rich
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Subject: Re: High side driving N-channel Mosfet with PWM
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