[ale] OT: Light Management

[Robert L. Harris]

Yeah, the CEO didn't like that, they all have to be on, but if I can dim it
30% I'm good.


On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Scott Plante <splante at insightsys.com>wrote:

> I have my own switch these days, but in the past, I've just climbed up and
> disconnected 2 or 3 of the 4 florescent tubes above my desk. Usually you
> can leave the bulb in place and just turn it a little. Low tech, but it
> works. I like some light but not too much when I'm working at a computer.
>
> Scott
> ------------------------------
> *From: *"Robert L. Harris" <robert.l.harris at gmail.com>
> *To: *"Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale at ale.org>
> *Sent: *Friday, August 17, 2012 11:14:26 AM
> *Subject: *[ale] OT: Light Management
>
>
>
> So, I'm now in a new office building.  The internal florescent lights are
> pretty bloody bright.  It seems though that there is a sensor in them that
> if the sun is out and bright, they dim.  I'm thinking I need some small
> devices I can make from RadioShack I can throw up in them to force them to
> Dim.  The closest thing I can find online is the anoyatron which isn't
> quite what I have in mind, I want these to just dim the lights around me.
>
> Any thoughts or anyone who can tell me how to put together something
> that'll run off a 9v battery for quite some time?
>
> Robert
>
>
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