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Re: Using LM12 and electronic ballast controls


  • To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
  • Subject: Re: Using LM12 and electronic ballast controls
  • From: "David Buckley" <db@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 11:05:05 -0000
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--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Jon Payne" <jgpayne@b...> wrote:
> I don't know, but I'm guessing that an arc lamp is, due to it's
nature,
> either on or off, and cannot be dimmed.

Not quite; dimmable HMI does exist in products, especially for film
studio work, but not over a 0-100% range.  Heres a fibre optic source.

http://www.bron.ch/products/41_100_xx.htm

I have a (somewhat old) Osram catalogue that describes HMI lamps, and
it does specify that these lamps are dimmable.  And a quick blast
round the osram web site does concur with this.  But I have never
seen a stand-alone HMI dimmer.  Most HMI dimming is done
mechanically...





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