Re: N:Vision CFL's

["Slammer" <mjinks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Dave Houston" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Slammer" <mjinks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>But why?  Consumers are charged in kW-Hr not kVA-Hr. There is no VAR
>>penalty. If there were, a capactior could be used to correct the power
>>factor.
>
> That may change. If incandescents are banned as some propose, most
> residential loads will be non-linear.
>

??

Non-linear? NON-LINEAR? You've got to be joking. WTF?
Spare me. You can't even argue properly.

> A capacitor does not solve the problem with switch mode power supplies.
> See
> the Wikipedia article I referenced in my reply to Bobby G. Also see...
>
>     http://www.elecdesign.com/Articles/Index.cfm?AD=1&ArticleID=9862
>
> which lists areas that have already mandated PFC for SMPS.
>
> http://davehouston.net
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Please, don't be silly. Go to school. Take Diff-EQs and get back to me.