RE: lighting things (II) Re: No Free Energy was Re: SSTC design procedure

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Original poster: "Stephen Mathieson" <s.mathieson-at-charter-dot-net> 

I wouldn't say 'wirelessly.' The approach I remember reading about the
author claimed to have achieved very high efficiencies by using a wire run
parallel to and in close proximity with several fluorescent tubes. Tesla
himself used a similar system to light one of his labs. As far as how anyone
can accurately measure efficiency without using some very expensive
equipment I would guess to be pure specmanship.

Stephen A. Mathieson

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Subject: lighting things (II) Re: No Free Energy was Re: SSTC design
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Original poster: dave pierson <davep-at-quik-dot-com>

'RF' can be used two ways to light fluorescents:
    By using standard inverters (ok, not to 60 Hz), this is standard
    in battery powered flurescents, can be relatively efficent and means
    wiring the RF (actually, usually, high AF...) to the lamps.

    (Filament losses are nminimal since filaments are TURNED OFF
     after start.... and modern flurescents, with the inverter drives,
     skip filaments anyway....)

     It IS possible to light flurescents 'wirelessly'.  Thsi is HIDEOUSLY
     inefficient!

      best
        dwp