Steve Henderson wrote:
We just finished a complete kitchen rehab, and used the little peanut
halogen lamps under the new cabinets. I love the way the look, but
they are blowing on a regular basis. YES, I know not to touch them
with bare fingers or anything else with any oil on them, but they
keep blowing. They're hard to replace, too. And, to replace them
altogether is not a good option - there's lots of thick granite in
the way now. So, I got to thinking that maybe an electronic component
inline with the (single) wall switch that turns them on could start
"softly" when I turn on the switch so as to avoid the big start
surge. That's when they always blow, so I know it's hard on them. So
far, I've replaced at least everyone of them. I have 6, and they've
only been installed since October. I know I could put in a dimmer
switch that would do it, but I don't have much room in that switch
box, and would rather not do that. Anyway, others in the family would
probably go right to ON instead of "turning it up".
Any ideas? Looking for a component that I could wire in that would
"clamp" the starting voltage for a second or so, then allow the full
voltage to come thru in a "ramp up" manner.

Steve Henderson

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Joseph Meehan

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