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Default Dimmer switch(s) - just curious

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
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They do save, but not directly proportional to the voltage drop. Your
bulbs will last longer also since they are not operating at full
temperature.


I might add that while that is true for most all lamps, under some
conditions (generally when dimmed between about 40-60% halogen lamps will
actually have reduced life. Kind of knit picking. :-)

Also while and not sure exactly what trader4 was trying to say, but you
are correct about the savings not being directly proportional.


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