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From: prager@Data-IO.COM (David Prager)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: fluorescent lights and my brain
Message-ID: <1532@dataio.Data-IO.COM>
Date: 25 Apr 88 22:51:47 GMT
References: <530@scourge> <1182@ssc.UUCP>
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Organization: Data I/O Corporation; Redmond, WA
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Keywords: eyes head ache electricity

In article <1182@ssc.UUCP> markz@ssc.UUCP (Mark Zenier) writes:
In article <530@scourge>, harrym@sco.COM (Harry Max) writes:
> Hello world,
> 
> I just started a new job and now must work under
> fluorescent lights.  My brain seems to be adversely
> effected my the lights.  I have been going home with
> a lot of eye- and brain-strain.
> 
> A hardware tech told me that it is possible to
> phase the lights.  He said that there is some way
> to put the starters or ballasts in phase so that
> my brain wont hurt.  Is this true?  If so, how
> can I do it? 

What you want to do is control the phase of the power going to
the flouresants, not put them in phase. These lights strobe at 
60 hz. and can indeed make your eyes silly. If one takes the time and
wires the fixtures in staggered way at OPPOSITE phases of the AC
line; strobing and it's effects are reduced.


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