Joseph Meehan wrote:

MiamiCuse wrote:

I have two wall sconces in two rooms. Same sconce. Use a halogen bulb
120V 150W type T.

Room 1 I always have the sconce on. Room 2 the occupant likes to keep
it dimmed half way. That room always need replacement bulbs sooner.
In fact, I replaced them at the same time, and I have since replaced
room 2's bulb twice without having to replace room 1's. Funny thing
is, room 1 have the light turned on much longer period of time, it
should burn out much sooner and it's not. The only difference is -
room 2's light is always dimmed.

Is this possible?

MC


Sure, that is the way halogens work. Buy a low wattage halogen for room
two and get rid of the dimmer. It will also cost less to run with the same
amount of light.


.... or just continue to use the dimmer and get on with life. Sure,
they'll fail more quickly, but they're still a good product. And I
suspect that, as long as you use them at least _sometimes_ at full
brightness, they'll be able to work their magic.

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