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Originally Posted by AndiiT
Whilst not wishing to take the thread too far OT, I seem to recall an argument, either somehwere in these forums or elsewhere, against using a diode as mentioned above, to increase bulb life. Something to do with the lamps being run at 25Hz instead of 50Hz I think.
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I had wondered about this as well, but I have a carried out the mod on another set that are used all through Christmas and they have lasted several years now. And the old ones are only switched on for a limited period. The inertia of the filaments seem to smooth out the 25Hz ripple.