On 19 Nov 2006 20:10:50 -0800, "
wrote:

Dim them slightly for much longer life.................

I have used a very simple dimmer that was just a diode (half-wave
rectifier). This sort of thing allows to you get twice as many bulbs
on the same circuit (connect half to positive, half to negative.
They're never on at the same time).

Of course you'd need a diode that can handle that current.
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