If you watch a 10k incandescent bulb after the power to it is cut, the glow duration can be measured in seconds. When a tungsten filament is heated to the point of incandescence, it will not extinguish in 1/200 of a second (the duration from a cycle peak to its zero point). TTFN, Mark Doug McDonald wrote: >Mark Schubin wrote: > > >>Not even necessary. 50 Hz incandescent lights don't flicker, only discharge >>lights do. >> >> >> > >Sure they do (flicker). Just nowhere near as much as >discharge lamps. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.