Re: [tlug] [OT] Any electricians / electrical engineers around?

[Dave M G <dave@example.com>]

Godwin,

Thank you for responding.

> Allow me a while to draw up schematics for the Norton generator, scan them
> and put them online for you. The principle behind it will be a buffered,
> regulated voltage that transistors are going to convert to regulated
> current and suck through the chains of LEDs.
> I'll try and do this today. If I can't then I'll do it on Wednesday.

Wow, that would be so helpful!

Andrew mentioned that the LEDs would flicker if they were on AC current. 
Actually, I had noticed that when I was doing testing with my Christmas 
lights.

The flicker is not noticeable to the human eye - at least not to this 
human's eyes - but it is apparent through a video camera and recording.

It seems to me that it would be a good thing to convert the current to 
DC. I know Andrew suggested batteries, but since this could get used on 
long filming sessions, I'd be afraid of slight dimming having effects on 
the quality of the chroma key that I'm after.

So, can (or should) this be built with an AC to DC converter?

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Dave M G
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