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@jippie mornin

hey @W5VO

any low hanging rep left for me? Like the water bottle resistor; simple questions with high rep potential ;o)

@jippie no idea, haven't been able to find any

wait, nobody upvoted that answer in the past14 hours!?

I'm trying to figure out how you look at flyback transformers in a catalog without going insane

@W5VO I love electronics catalogs, especially the paper ones. I can read them cover to cover if it has images. No need for me to go insane as I obviously already am.

Sup, guys! Could you tell me what I could try to do about poor lighting in a country house with low voltage of about 150~180V?

I was thinking of getting a dedicated stabilizer just for the light and using fluorescent lamps that are advertised as "more light for less electricity" but I'm not entirely sure if that means I could successfully get better lighting with them

everybody (me and family) is very much against the buzzing long luminescent lamps because of how they look and the sound they make, so this is probably not an option

I also heard and read that fluorescent lamps break faster if the voltage isn't right or too far away from optimal (whatever it may be), so I'd like to know if this is true and if a stabilizer will help to prolong the lamps' life

@user1306322, you might try on diy.stackexchange.com --- The Home Improvement Stack.

ok then :) thanks!

@user1306322 From an EE pov, I might suggest using DC powered lighting, and choose a power supply that is dual mode for US and UK/EU voltages --- But I don't know if there's such a thing available suitable for lighting a whole room --- mostly I just see those miniature track lights for spotlighting.

@jippie Here's one about why "Logic-Level FET" is an important feature: electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/134985/…

I don't really know much about electronics and I don't know what a power supply does and how it's different from a stabilizer when used purely for lighting

@user1306322 I don't know enough about electrician's work to know what you mean by a stabilizer.

@ThePhoton voltage stabilizer

like this

aka voltage regulator

I posted the question at DIY

going to sleep now, but if you have any advice on my situation, I'd be happy to hear it