> > >a 250W high pressure lamp = 12500lm by the same calculation ). I may > >switch to 4 x 500W soon. Is there any chance of damage to the chip with > >such strong lights ? > > Why not buy the cheap and common G4T5 4w UV lamp, and use the circuit I put up at: http://www.ezy.net.au/~fastvid/tube4w.htm It only needs 2 cheap capacitors, one diode and a couple of resistors. I am curious if anyone in a 120v AC mains country can get it to work?? -Roman -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu