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Article #9568Re: Halogen Lamp Dimming
From: Blair P. Houghton
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 1991 16:19
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 1991 16:19
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In article <1442@intermec.UUCP> andyt@intermec.com (Andy Tiura x1807) writes: >From the G.E. Lamp catalog: [...halogens last longer at below-rated voltage if you use a variable transformer but not if you use a semiconductor-switch dimmer...] > >I take this to mean: "Sure, they get dimmer but they don't last any longer." What it seems more to mean is that you should use a variac rather than a triac. --Blair "Ac, thphhth." -Bill the cat
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!dali.cs.montana.edu!ogicse!intelhf!ichips!inews!pima!bhoughto From: bhoughto@pima.intel.com (Blair P. Houghton) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Halogen Lamp Dimming Message-ID: <1806@inews.intel.com> Date: 17 Jan 91 16:19:46 GMT References: <16120021@col.hp.com> <1634@inews.intel.com> <1442@intermec.UUCP> Sender: news@inews.intel.com Distribution: usa Organization: Intel Corp, Chandler, AZ Lines: 13