[geeks] Losers.

[Gregory Leblanc]

On Tue, 2002-03-26 at 14:39, Dave McGuire wrote:
> On March 26, Kurt Huhn wrote:
> > > Uhm, the incandescent bulbs flicker at 60Hz (in the US of A), just like
> > > the fluorescents.  I'm not sure why it's so much more noticable on the
> > > long fluorescent bulbs than on the CF, or the incandescents.
> > 
> > I'll take your word for it - the finer points of electricity are not a
> > strong suit of mine.  I can't *see* the flicker the incandescant bulbs,
> > so in my mind they don't flicker.  However, now that I think about it,
> > they *must* - since 60hz is the rating of most (all?) electrical
> > circuits in the US.  Right?
> 
>   It's an issue of the decay rate...if you were to plot the luminous
> intensity of both an incandescent bulb and a fluorescent bulb over
> time, and compare the two, the incandescent bulb's output is a lot
> "smoother"...the fluorescent bulb's output has sharper peaks and
> deeper valleys, making it more readily visible.

I love this list!
	Greg

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