On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 03:54:24 -0700, terry wrote:

On Apr 29, 12:02 am, "RBM" rbm2(remove wrote:
Check out Lutron Maestro

"k" wrote in message

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I like the way the interior lights in newer cars fade to off. Out of
curiosity, are those fading bulbs, or are do cars have a wired-in piece of
electronics that controls the light. I'd like to emulate that effect with
certain lights inside the house.

I've been googling around, probably using poor terms like fading light
bulbs and light switch fade. Are there products I can buy that will do
this, other than regular dimmers?

thanks,
Keith- Hide quoted text -

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Another more complicated, unnecessary and possibility of failure
gadget added to modern vehicles!

Not quite. Its a nifty feature. And since the bulbs are already powered
by a FET or other electronic driver, it saves on fusing and wire gauge and
can extend bulb life due ot soft starting. Not to mention that moving
parts wear out. Electronic drivers rarely ever do.