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<blockquote data-quote="ionbeam" data-source="post: 249797" data-attributes="member: 277"><p>The Heat-Troller delivers power pretty smoothly, plus, it is a very efficient way to regulate power delivery. Efficiency means that little power is wasted unlike drop resistors and rheostats where the unwanted power heats the resistor instead of the grips. There are other methods of DC power control but for cost vs effectiveness the Heat-Troller is the way to go.</p><p></p><p>In the same post with the pulsed power cheepie that you quoted I believe I also described Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) and I was referring to the same PWM that Heat-Troller uses. The Yamaha power controller works like the Heat-Troller, a very common circuit for controlling lights, motors and heaters.</p><p></p><p>The backlighting dims uniformly because the power is being drawn smoothly and the meter should show a corresponding drop in voltage. If the backlight is an incandescent bulb it may not respond fast enough to let you see flickering but if the voltage readout is stable for the two most significant digits - 14.xx - you don't have a problem.</p><p></p><p>Heat-Troller good <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ionbeam, post: 249797, member: 277"] The Heat-Troller delivers power pretty smoothly, plus, it is a very efficient way to regulate power delivery. Efficiency means that little power is wasted unlike drop resistors and rheostats where the unwanted power heats the resistor instead of the grips. There are other methods of DC power control but for cost vs effectiveness the Heat-Troller is the way to go. In the same post with the pulsed power cheepie that you quoted I believe I also described Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) and I was referring to the same PWM that Heat-Troller uses. The Yamaha power controller works like the Heat-Troller, a very common circuit for controlling lights, motors and heaters. The backlighting dims uniformly because the power is being drawn smoothly and the meter should show a corresponding drop in voltage. If the backlight is an incandescent bulb it may not respond fast enough to let you see flickering but if the voltage readout is stable for the two most significant digits - 14.xx - you don't have a problem. Heat-Troller good :) [/QUOTE]
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