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Old 20th Feb 2012, 11:18 am   #180
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Default Re: Vintage Christmas Tree lights

A rotary lamp dimmer also provides soft-start. I have one in my living room controlling a handful of halogen downlighters, and the lamps are nearly 10 years old with no failures so far.

The "chopped" output might seem harsh, but in practice, the net effect seems to be to reduce lamp failure at switch-on considerably.

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