15-06-2015, 09:29 AM
It occurred to me that a domestic dimmer switch might fit the bill as they have to dissipate anything up to 100W. I know some of the modern ones use electronics to turn the power on and off though and so won't work. I need to do some research. There's no point investing more than a few quid in this exercise as it was only an idle thought to include an easy reference table in the instructable - certainly not a requirement.
I like the solution of two 40W bulbs in series being able to switch between one or both. I had thought about doing a second instructable for a deluxe series lamp limiter which would include three bulbs of different wattage and a selector switch to choose the desired one. I was also going to add an RCD to this version too. That's a future project though and perhaps the subject of a new thread aka "What would you include in a deluxe series lamp limiter?"
We'll see.
Nick
I like the solution of two 40W bulbs in series being able to switch between one or both. I had thought about doing a second instructable for a deluxe series lamp limiter which would include three bulbs of different wattage and a selector switch to choose the desired one. I was also going to add an RCD to this version too. That's a future project though and perhaps the subject of a new thread aka "What would you include in a deluxe series lamp limiter?"
We'll see.
Nick
