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Freespace or Light Beam Communication     Fluorescent Lamp Circuits     Lamp Controls
5W FLUORESCENT LAMP INTENSITY MODULATOR
The circuit was designed to experiment with using small fluorescent lamps as a broad pattern source of modulated light. The circuit hits the small lamp with narrow 1us pulses at a rate of 10KHz. Each pulse launches about 10 watts of visible light. The lamp starting method is a bit crude but the circuit does work.

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5 Watt Fluoresent Lamp Modulation Test Circuit designed by Dave Johnson, P.E.

Freespace or Light Beam Communication     Fluorescent Lamp Circuits     Lamp Controls

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