Thomas Koszuta wrote: > > Interesting thought, but I think that practicality is that _something_ WILL > get burned.
It's called Murphy's Law. > Anybody out there care to comment on the neon pilot light and shut off > voltage? The neon light needs about 65 Volts to ionize (light). Up to that point, it is essentially an open circuit. When it ionizes, it is a short circuit. Hence you will always find a current limiting resistor nearby. > How about the dimmer itself? Here's a typical circuit http://www.aaroncake.net/circuits/dimmer.htm -- Andrew E. Mileski Ottawa, Canada RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
