> The couple I have pulled apart seem to be a simple
> rectifier to a filter cap, then use a high freq
> inverter to drive the tube.
> They should work fine off a relay, triac or even
> a series diode, but dimming using a triac and
> phase angle switching would not be nice.
> -Roman

I wondered about the dimmer "don't do" on the packet. You'll
notice it's in a triangle and a different shading to give it special
prominence. Pity though with all the empty space around those
warnings they didn't take a minute to elucidate

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