Ram Shani Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 hi how to make good flurasent to fliker?? (industreal and kinos) ram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivanesan Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 hi ram, by chance r u in chennai......... if u are in chennai mail me at sivanesan2000@rediffmail.com Regards Sivanesan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Kevin Zanit Posted January 24, 2004 Premium Member Share Posted January 24, 2004 You could hook the ballast up to a dimmer, that will cause it to flicker (although not great for the ballast, but as someone said on CML "Don?t be gentle, its a rental ;) ) Kevin Zanit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Gross Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 Kino Flo makes a ballast that can be set to flicker, and you can adjust the rate and duration of the flicker. If you put a dimmer on a standard Kino Flo ballast you will burn the unit out, which is an expensive repair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oscar Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 = variac dimmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member John Pytlak RIP Posted January 27, 2004 Premium Member Share Posted January 27, 2004 Reducing the voltage on a conventional ballast will usually result in noticeable flicker. The SCR dimmer is more likely to cause the ballast to overheat than using a variac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram Shani Posted January 27, 2004 Author Share Posted January 27, 2004 hi thanks for all the replys what is a variac?? ram :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member John Pytlak RIP Posted January 28, 2004 Premium Member Share Posted January 28, 2004 A "variac" is an autotransformer that has an adjustable tap, so AC voltage can be varied. Has the advantage that it maintains the sinusoidal waveform of the power without "clipping" the waveform as an SCR dimmer would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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