Well, since this is the piclist, why not make an automatic lamp saver
dimmer using a 12C508 and a triac ;-)

Peter

(It's a dimmer that has zero crossing switching and starts from 0% and
goes up to 100% in a few cycles - full brightness is attained in 1-2
seconds -- its big brothers save theatre and other big expensive lights
every day).

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