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    Boost line voltage for LED Florescent bulbs

    Just got my transformers and looks like they work fine. I'm running them for a few hours and monitoring the temperature of the transformer. Thanks for your help, wp
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    Boost line voltage for LED Florescent bulbs

    Re: Scotophor: Like I said. I've tested these with the Variac and a safety 40 watt bulb as a test. They work as advertised - no ballast - , except they require more than 126 volts to work. Apparently they have a very smart circuit in them that limits the current over a wide range of voltage -...
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    Boost line voltage for LED Florescent bulbs

    Thanks much. Looks like exactly what I need at a very reasonable price. I'll get a pair and give them a try. Using the variac and Kill A Watt it should be easy to figure out if the phase is correct to boost rather than buck. Yes I see the standard "Buck-Boost" transformers. They seem to have...
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    Boost line voltage for LED Florescent bulbs

    I have a project that requires 3ft florescent tubes and I've purchased some 3ft T8 bulbs for the project. These are hard to find apparently, and my bulbs came from China. http://www.bestlightingbuy.com/3ft-t8-led-tube.html They say they operate on ac voltage from 85 - 265, but they don't work...
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