>> Next items on the agenda is 60Hz for Europe > > If you are going to make the change why not go to 400Hz? Save "Ton" of > Copper in transformers.
And smaller capacitors, less lamp flicker, easy inductive chargers, and all sorts of good things. There's been some research on electrical effects on living tissue, and it turns out that the 50-60Hz range is actually one of the more damaging ones, as luck would have it. 400Hz would be a big improvement in that respect as well. I've heard objections that 400Hz has a shorter wavelength, and would make long distance power transmission more difficult, but it turns out that doesn't necessarily apply, as much long distance power transmission is done via DC these days, now that high-powered silicon is available to convert between AC and DC. And half-wave rectified 400Hz makes a dandy nixie power supply - flicker is much less of a problem. (to drag this thread somewhere back on topic) - John -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
