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Re: [photo-3d] Halogen viewer bulbs

  • From: Mike Kersenbrock <michaelk@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: [photo-3d] Halogen viewer bulbs
  • Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 00:19:50 -0800
John Goodman wrote:

> > 2.8V 0.85A are the same or virtually the same bulbs as 2.5V
> > 0.83A expressed at a different voltage.
> 
> I'm too much of a nitpicker to be comfortable with "the same
> or virtually the same."  :>)  In any case, the ratios of the
> voltages and amperages don't agree.

I'm not saying they're necessarily the same bulb, but I don't
think bulbs have linear resistance -- they're very nonlinear
(would have to be linear for the ratios to match).

Mike K.

 

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