Re: AC dimmer software development question

From: Bob Stephens (stephensyomamadigital_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 02/18/04 

Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 16:10:45 GMT

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 14:53:51 GMT, CBFalconer wrote:

>
>> A lamp is excited by 120 Hz, not 60 (power waveform vs. voltage)

Right. I discovered this by accident. I was measuring the output of a
photovoltaic array with an oscilloscope and was observing annoying ripple
on the trace at 120 hz. it finally dawned on me that I was exciting the
solar cells with the flourescent lights in my shop. Doh!

Bob

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