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Re: What's inside a Dimmer?

#127679 09/30/01 01:42 AM

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>The Triac type Dimmers I made did have a Capacitor in series with the trim pot
meaning in fact that it was in series with the load? Okay, I was wrong!

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
What's inside a Dimmer?	Bill Addiss	09/30/01 01:46 AM
Re: What's inside a Dimmer?	Anonymous	09/30/01 02:58 AM
Re: What's inside a Dimmer?	Scott35	09/30/01 05:00 AM
Re: What's inside a Dimmer?	Anonymous	09/30/01 05:42 AM
Re: What's inside a Dimmer?	sparky	09/30/01 07:12 PM
Re: What's inside a Dimmer?	pauluk	09/30/01 08:54 PM
Re: What's inside a Dimmer?	Bill Addiss	09/30/01 09:56 PM
Re: What's inside a Dimmer?	Scott35	10/02/01 01:54 PM
Re: What's inside a Dimmer?	pauluk	10/05/01 06:45 PM
Re: What's inside a Dimmer?	Bill Addiss	10/10/01 02:03 AM
Re: What's inside a Dimmer?	Scott35	10/10/01 04:40 AM
Re: What's inside a Dimmer?	pauluk	10/10/01 05:16 PM

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