On 2021/04/14 10:04 a.m., amdx wrote:
On 4/14/2021 11:40 AM, John Robertson wrote:

On 2021/04/14 9:10 a.m., amdx wrote:
On 4/13/2021 9:04 AM, amdx wrote:
I'm looking for the little buttons that you install in a lamp socket

to dim the bulb.

It is a flat device with an internal diode.Â* It fits inside the

socket and makes contact with the bulb and the socket electrode.

I have searched and can not find them.

Anyone have a good search term I can try.

Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Mikek


Â*Â*After reading there are two types, I definitely want the diode
style, but I may not need it any longer.

I order some 15 watt bulbs, they may have the right light output. I
have a sauna, and 60 Watts is just to bright for the proper ambience.

Thanks for all the information.

Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Mikek



Hi Mikek,

As a side note, Acorn TV (on Amazon Prime here in Canada) is
broadcasting Brokenwood mystery series (from New Zealand - great fun!)

and season 7 episode 2 (my wife and I watched last night) was about a
sauna...

Who knew these things were so dangerous! And when I was growing up one

of our family friends (ex-Fins) loved saunas and introduced us to them.

As for lighting, LED bulbs probably not a good idea so I understand
incandescent (circuits not affected by heat as much). I trust the bulb

is in a sealed enclosure to avoid corrosion...

John :-#)#

Â*Yes, I bought a sauna bulb fixture. I really would like to mount
LEDs
under the bench, but I haven't found any that have a high temp rating,
but I see LED lighting in saunas often.

I might be able to get away with LEDs under the bench, there is a large

temperature gradient in the sauna, so under the bench is much cooler.



The exterior strips should work fine, they are sealed in a silicon
rubber and have an adhesive strip on the back. Probably not stick well
to steamed up wood though. We just found a bunch of 12VDC LED strips in
some surplus stuff we bought, but wrong side of the pond for you!

https://flippers.com/catalog_oc/inde...earch=main_352

John :-#)#