Re: Insteon Observations

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

"Dennis Brothers" <brothers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>Hard to imagine how a defective LampLinc could damage an ordinary 100W
>incandescent bulb.  On the other hand, it's easy to see how a current surge
>as the bulb dies (typically accompanied by a blue flash) could damage a
>triac.
>

Why would there be a surge when the (resistive) circuit opens? The inrush
current when a cold incandescent is turned on is significantly higher than
after the filament heats up. If the filament is thin in a spot, the normal
inrush current causes it to break.


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