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Default Triple spotlight: bulbs blowing in one of the fittings

On Tuesday, 5 January 2016 16:22:37 UTC, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
It happens that tabby purr formulated :
On Friday, 1 January 2016 13:23:18 UTC, Bert Coules wrote:
Roger, thanks for that. I would have noticed any rapid switching on and
off, I think.


not at 100 times a second you won't. It kills bulbs.


You sir are an idiot!


Reputable testing indicates otherwise.

Switching on and off 100 times per second is
normal operation on a/c mains.


It's when a poor connection switches on & off 100 times a second that filament lamps die early. Could you not work out that that was the point?


NT