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2013-06-02 , 09:20
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#90
Originally Posted by malfunctioning View Post
If I'm understanding this correctly, running a 1:2 duty cycle (for example 50ms flash duration and 50ms strobe pause) at 320mA would be equivalent to an average current of 160mA (3.2 times the maximum continuous current). So probably not good to run that cycle for a long time, correct?
Spot on!

(Except that I like to think of 50 ms on, 50 ms off as a 1:1 duty cycle. 1:2 would be 50 ms on, 100 ms off. To avoid confusion, it is better to use percentage terms as per this Wikipedia article.)
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