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Article #6903Re: AC power inverter questions?
From: Brian E Rhodefer
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 02:12
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 02:12
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In article <1992Sep15.121257.12932@aston.ac.uk> evansmp@uhura.aston.ac.uk (Mark Evans) writes: > >If you are using an inverter to power lighting then note that >Flouresent tubes will run at a higher efficencency (produce more light) >if they are run at a higher frequency. >(several KHz is a usefull frequency) Maybe so, but since `normal' flUOrescent fixtures use series inductance to limit their operating current, it might be a tad hard to come up with the kilovolt-range supply voltages required to run 'em at `several KHz'. Brian Rhodefer
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zephyr.ens.tek.com!tekig7!tekig1!brianr From: brianr@tekig1.PEN.TEK.COM (Brian E Rhodefer) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: AC power inverter questions? Keywords: flourescent Message-ID: <6969@tekig7.PEN.TEK.COM> Date: 16 Sep 92 02:12:38 GMT References: <1945d7INNneo@grapevine.EBay.Sun.COM> <1992Sep15.121257.12932@aston.ac.uk> Sender: news@tekig7.PEN.TEK.COM Reply-To: brianr@tekig1.pen.tek.com Followup-To: poster Distribution: na Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR. Lines: 13