On Thu, 04 Sep 2003 14:36:25 -0700, the renowned Lizard Blizzard
wrote:

The NTC worked well because most bulb failures occurred during turn-on.

But soft-starting does not extend bulb life significantly in most
cases. Voltage reduction is what does the trick.

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
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