"G. Skiffington" writes:

Howdy Malcolm.....You might try something as simple as a NE-2
bulb/resistor setup across your light socket and/or one of the miniature
sealed line-voltage pilot lamps across the socket.....these could stay
hidden or even be shown as a help in diagnosing that the light bulb is
just blown.

And this will protect the triac how?

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