Thread: Moto VT71: a better ballast?
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Old 11-26-2010, 07:03 PM
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Very clever! I've seen talk use of using a series diode + resistor to improve efficiency, but never a capacitor.

I wonder if adding a thermistor like a CL-90 would completely eliminate the surge ?
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