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middleofnowhere

That is a splendid bit of pedantry but is it true? I would have assumed it would be a DC output so you could run a standard LED lamp.

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Ramsaye in reply to @middleofnowhere

The lights have a circuit to convert AC into DC and the capacitor wot powers the stand light helps smooth the power to reduce flicker.

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middleofnowhere in reply to @Ramsaye

You could, of course, use 4 LED and arrange them to form a bridge rectifier, although I think flicker would still be an issue. Just seems strange that a simple commutator in the hub would remove the need for a rectifying circuit, especially as the capacitor would require DC as well.

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