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SiriusHardware · 23rd Nov 2021, 10:56 pm

I'm also personally acquainted with two of the first type and one of the second type which unfortunately sounds like the one under discussion, although I don't know if the reading lamp is 12V. (We've never had to replace that bulb).

I think it's going to be a case of: Find out what sort of dimming is used for the 240V linear bulb and if it turns out to be trailing-edge, try the LED bulb. If it's not then I'll have to try to talk my Dad into replacing it with an economic equivalent - maybe my offering to buy it for Xmas will soften the blow.

23rd Nov 2021, 10:56 pm	#19
SiriusHardware Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, UK. Posts: 11,569	Re: Ballast in halogen lamps (sometimes) I'm also personally acquainted with two of the first type and one of the second type which unfortunately sounds like the one under discussion, although I don't know if the reading lamp is 12V. (We've never had to replace that bulb). I think it's going to be a case of: Find out what sort of dimming is used for the 240V linear bulb and if it turns out to be trailing-edge, try the LED bulb. If it's not then I'll have to try to talk my Dad into replacing it with an economic equivalent - maybe my offering to buy it for Xmas will soften the blow.