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To: reviled downesdad

> Dimming can shorten some incandescents life.

How’s that?


61 posted on 10/19/2023 5:10:58 PM PDT by old-ager
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To: old-ager

High voltage with a low current is not good for incandescents. Opposite for leds. Forward voltage is maintained while the driver cuts the pwm to reduce the current.

Incandescents are dimmed with voltage. Not all dimmers are the same.


76 posted on 10/19/2023 5:32:56 PM PDT by reviled downesdad (Some of the lost will never believe the Truth and will hate you for it.)
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