Thanks, had no idea about that.
But that reduced power mode would be quite short, kind of soft-start.
One second, or probably even less.

Halogens I'm talking about are those with tubular bulbs, like this one:
http://www.sparksdirect.co.uk/500w-enclosed-halogen-floodlight-p-13363.html


On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 01:31, John Gardner <goflo3@gmail.com> wrote:
> Don't know what's wrong with your circuit, but ISTR running halogens
> at reduced power also shortens their life.
>
> =A0Jack
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