[APD] Re: Some Rules of Thumb re Fluorescent Overdriving

[Roger Miller <roger at spinn_net>]

Scott wrote:

> This changes with "2x overdrive", which probably multiplies
> this output by 1.2 to 1.4, and "4x
> overdrive" probably multiplies this by anywhere between 1.4
> and 1.75.

So it sounds like you're *way* better off using more lamps with those ballasts 
than you are overdriving a smaller number of tubes.  The more you overdrive 
the worse this disadvantage becomes.


Roger Miller
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