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Old 10-06-2025, 06:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Kevin Kuehn View Post
With AC it's the average time on versus the time off of the AC cycle. That's how a triac light bulb dimmer works. And there's no wasted head being dropped across a resistor. Using a single diode it half wave rectifies the AC sine wave.
Ok it works like a charm , thanks
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