Perhaps in this application a small neon bulb is more appropriate?

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Paul Anderson -- VE3HOP

On 2012-08-27, at 7:42 PM, Mark Hanchey <mark@pixeltrickery.com> wrote:

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> This is one of those things that can be done but shouldn't be done.=20
> Really to do it right the cost is pretty high compared to just using DC.=
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> A .47uf , 250V cap and a 1K, 1W resistor in parallel with each other and=
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