Re: VU1 ESL bulbs with HA dimmers?

["B Fuhrmann" <b-fuhrmann-usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>I've just been reading about VU1's new ESL bulb technology (http://
>>www.vu1.com).  Looks really good and seems to address a lot of the
>>problems of CFL and LED. They specifically talk about (and show) that
>>it dims smoothly on normal dimmers.
>
> All the CFL and LED lamps that we use that are designed to dim do so
> "smoothly". Is 'non-smooth ' dimming something you've personally
> experienced,
> or something that you've read/heard about? My own experiences with
> 'non-smooth dimming' is limited to the infamous 'full-on before dim'
> characteristic of X-10 ( eg WS-467) dimmers.

I suspect that there is a confusion of terms.  I have seen "dimmable" CFLs
and LEDs that dim "smothly" for a little range and then suddenly turn off.
I would not consider that a smoothly dimming bulb.