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Really cool pictures! Light bulbs are sometimes used for stabilizing oscillators. I think it works like an (audio) volume "compressor" would. For example the
by flavio81 9y ago
Really cool pictures!
Light bulbs are sometimes used for stabilizing oscillators. I think it works like an (audio) volume "compressor" would.
For example the Thorens TD125 turntable uses a light bulb as part of the oscillator circuit that generates the AC signal that powers the motor.
- notlob 9y agoA bulb was also a neat hack used in the 200A, the first product made by a small and relatively obscure garage startup in Palo Alto: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP200A https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP200A