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Re: Dimming Fluorescent Lamps

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From: I want to be eating rich soup in...
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 1991 19:21
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In article <2688@beguine.UUCP> uchuck@uncmed.med.unc.edu () writes:
->We have a problem that maybe some of you may have run across and have
->solved before.  We have a lecture hall that has some 24 fixtures of the 4
->x 48 inch, 40 watt fluorescent lamps.  These require dimming to varying
->degrees depending on the format and subject matter being taught.
->Heretofore we have been using a special dimming ballast which will service
->4 of the fixtures at a time. [...]

on a side note, just how does a dimming ballast work?

mike
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