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Intentional flourescent flicker


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I recall on a set I had bought these $9 shop fixtures from Home Depot. They worked great, no flicker at all, until we had a longer cable run (and voltage drop) when they flickered on and off like mad. Worked perfectly for the shot and what they were doing, and they still work to this day. If memory serves, the line was down 'round 90V.

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That's what I thought, but I tried that on a shoot the other day and it just turned off after I dimmed it down past a certain point. I wish I knew what I was doing wrong.

 

The range to dim CF is extremely narrow. If you simply slide the dimmer back and forth it will just switch the light off at some point. Instead try sliding or turning the dimmer knob very slowly. At the point it switches off tap the slider (or slowly turn the dimmer knob) in the opposite direction. You should get a flicker.

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