Xref: utzoo sci.electronics:17972 misc.consumers.house:16663 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!caen!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!samsung!uunet!decwrl!amdcad!usenet From: phil@brahms.amd.com (Phil Ngai) Newsgroups: sci.electronics,misc.consumers.house Subject: how many engineers does it take to change a light bulb Message-ID: <1991Feb22.164641.16228@amd.com> Date: 22 Feb 91 16:46:41 GMT Sender: usenet@amd.com (NNTP Posting) Organization: Advanced Micro Devices; Sunnyvale, CA Lines: 12 As a followup to an excellent article by a similar title, I quote from a GE data sheet: "All GE Halogen lamps are designed without diodes. Diodes can cause lamps to flicker, especially at low wattages. GE's diode-free construction means no annoying flicker, just natural white light." My question is "why diodes at all?" -- Save water! Use disposable diapers. Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com