Many years ago I purchased little buttons that stuck onto the base of incandescent light bulbs. At that time I was told they contained diodes. When used, the buttons dimmed the light output of the bulb about 30% but created a nice warm golden glow, and also with my experience extended the life of the bulb tremendously. My question is:
What was inside this button? A diode? Did it actually chop the AC sine wave and create a sort of DC voltage? I would like to duplicate this in a cost affordable manner on some incandescent bulbs I have around my patio, for both the light quality and the life of the bulb. Can I wire a diode (if this is what is necessary) into each bulb circuit and get this effect?
If so, considering each bulb is currently 60W 120VAC, what specs for a diode would I be looking for? Thank you for your reading and hopefully helping me with this issue.
YD
What was inside this button? A diode? Did it actually chop the AC sine wave and create a sort of DC voltage? I would like to duplicate this in a cost affordable manner on some incandescent bulbs I have around my patio, for both the light quality and the life of the bulb. Can I wire a diode (if this is what is necessary) into each bulb circuit and get this effect?
If so, considering each bulb is currently 60W 120VAC, what specs for a diode would I be looking for? Thank you for your reading and hopefully helping me with this issue.
YD