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Will wrote:
Electrician has rcommended fitting HV fluorescent lighting in a kitchen.
Never heard of this - anyone know
whether it works and is it safe? TIA.

I hope you misheard him - and it was HF. Electronic ballasts that run at a
much (H)igher (F)requency than mains - eliminating any visible flicker,
higher efficiency and longer tube life. No chance of hum from the fittings
either.

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