Many moons ago I used to have a job repairing switch mode power supplies, that’s why I is mad.adam2 wrote:Modern flourescent lamps do indeed emit electromagnetic radiation at very high frequencies, as do increasing numbers of other appliances.
Anything with a switched mode power supply for example.
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Many moons ago I had a job building and repairing linear power supplies, none of this new fangled switched mode stuff, which is why I are unmadthe mad cyclist wrote:Many moons ago I used to have a job repairing switch mode power supplies, that’s why I is mad.adam2 wrote:Modern flourescent lamps do indeed emit electromagnetic radiation at very high frequencies, as do increasing numbers of other appliances.
Anything with a switched mode power supply for example.
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Modern, high quality LEDs are very good at putting out a relatively narrow spectrum of usable, visible light. Nothing in the ultraviolet or infrared. It is a waste of energy and defeats the entire purpose of an LED to waste power by putting out unusable wavelengths.
Older generation or cheap junk may be a whole different story.
Older generation or cheap junk may be a whole different story.