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"David D." <daviddiamond.remove-if-not-spam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Most light bulbs hum loudly when dimmed via a dimmer switch.  A few are
> ok,
> because they contain extra filament supports at critical positions.
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> My hanging (swag) kitchen tiffany-style light takes a G40-150w bulb.  It
> hums badly when dimmed.
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> (1) Is there a brand of G40-150 bulb that does not hum when dimmed?
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> (2) Alternatively, is there a small, in-line filter available, or a
> filtered, table-top dimmer switch, that would create a smoother
> short-duty-cycle output than the intermittent, alternating square-wave
> created by a typical dimmer switch?   Would that be safe for a household
> lamp application?  Would that eliminate the audible humming?
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> - David
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