Jinx wrote:
>
> > 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


Ha ha! They don't want to educate you, they want
to keep you as stupid as possible and buying as many
bulbs as possible. Evil empires are like that! ;o)
-Roman

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