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From: raoul@eplunix.UUCP (Nico Garcia)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Light-Dimmer Noise, was Re: Ferrite Beads
Message-ID: <1007@eplunix.UUCP>
Date: 22 Jan 91 20:41:26 GMT
References: <1991Jan18.162458.29063@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> <4931@media-lab.MEDIA.MIT.EDU>
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In article <4931@media-lab.MEDIA.MIT.EDU>, minsky@media-lab.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Marvin Minsky) writes:
> Sorry about last message.  Does anyone know if ferrite beads can
> reduce the RF noise from light-dimming devices?

We avoided the whole issue and replaced the SCR light-dimmers with the
bulky, hairy old linear light dimmers. They work great and don't make
the occasional buzzing noise of the SCR's, which was a problem for our
audio experiments.


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