Jinx wrote:
>
> > Hi Jinx,
>
> Hi dude. We must catch up off-list soon - how about
> your boy Bayliss then ? Doesn't he make it look easy ?

Ha ha! Yeah we all ride like that here y'know. ;o)
Will email you soon!

> > hey I wonder if you could put something
> > in the switchboard on the lighting circuit, most
> > houses here have one or two lighting-only circuits.
> > Maybe a decent inductor after the "lights" fuse

> Do you think that would work ? For example, we've got
> 4 spots in the kitchen. Filaments are obviously very
> different from LEDs, but I wonder if there's a chance
> that one bulb might somehow reap the benefit, leaving
> the others as vulnerable as they were. I just don't know
>
> If those 4 spots are already drawing 400W through an
> inductor, would a 25W or 60W then turned on benefit
> from the surge-suppressing qualities of the inductor ?
>
> I did briefly think about a single resistor in the fuse box
> but I'm not a registered electrician and don't want to
> monkey about with house wiring. The power rating of
> such a resistor had me a little concerned, and I feel more
> comfortable with each bulb having its own resistor or
> whatever

Yep it might not be a perfect solution but maybe
bears thinking about. The worst case scenario is when
bulb is turned on and AC volts are at peak, which
is quite a sharp waveform. An inductor would make
quite a bit of difference in that instance, and
obviously with power surges etc. I just wonder how
much difference it would make? Sick of changing
bulbs here as always.

How about this for a whacko idea, rectify lighting
circuit to DC in the switchboard, then use a PIC
controlled circuit to only allow current to rise
at a set (and gentle) delta, so the one simple device
would work for all bulbs in the house, giving soft
turn-on for any and all bulbs. You get additional
bulb life gains from running on DC too. Obviously
only good for incandescents and limited applications,
but may have some commercial value for particular
installations? :o)
-Roman

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