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Old 10-24-2010, 11:24 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post
The flickering is probably from the inverter frequency interacting with the PWM electronic "ballast" in the bulbs.
Oh, that just jogged my memory. Some cheap inverters actually put out the world's worst imitation of alternating current. Instead of sine waves, you get square waves. Adding some capacitance may help.
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