wrote

And why did Julie re-wire the dimmer box and eliminate it instead
of just replacing the blown fuse in it, which likely blew when the
one bulb failed?

1) The lights are fairly dim already, and the dimmer switch, on the
cord, is about a foot away from the light's base - between these two, I
never, ever touched it.

2) Some genius soldered the fuse onto the board, and I didn't feel like
bringing it into work to re-solder a new fuse in, and probably needing
to repeat that in another six months.

JSH