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3rd July 2011 13:45
Hi,
Thanks for the breakdown of the circuit. I had a mate who was sick of pushing the button to get to all on all the time mode and wanted to just plug em in and have em go.
I got into the box using a Dremel (not as much fun as a hammer but way nicer on the bits inside)
I'm no way near as electrically savvy as you but I'd read the output voltage and figured I could just hook the lights straight up to mains (240V in Oz)with a fuse and go.
Still it was nice to have some one in the know confirm it before I went ahead.
Cheers
5th February 2011 22:43
Greg,
Where do you see 120 Hz in the article, I searched and couldn't find it, if it is in there somewhere it is a typo, should be 100 Hz. Mains here in AU is 50 Hz, not 60 Hz so full-wave rectified you get 100 Hz pulses.
Regards,
Alan
5th February 2011 02:12
Where do you get 120Hz? I thought it would be 100Hz?! Isn't it just chopping off the top and bottom of the 50Hz input and adding them together?
18th January 2010 22:33
Hi Matie
pitty about the board
but you sure fixed it!
What am I doing here - better not to ask!
keep smiling and next time take some 'surronding environment shots too.
7th January 2010 15:26
Hello Alan,
Welcome back!!
WOW that burned board is cool....
The repair is even better..
73
Herb
3rd July 2011 17:55
Alan Yates wrote...