2003-05-15 21:55:19.273264+00 by Dan Lyke 2 comments
Silly question for a Burning Man project: Anyone know of a 110v dimmer that will, when it gets power, fade lights up to some intensity over a few seconds? And then perhaps back down, but that might be asking too much. Jeanne's got an idea, and I'm trying to figure out how to do it with off-the-shelf parts.
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#Comment made: 2003-05-16 12:00:51.917688+00 by: meuon
repeating or a one shot with a trigger (a button)? What kind of load (it makes a difference)? Watts controlled and whether it is inductive or not..starting loads.. For example: A 100 watt incandescent bulb, a 500 watt motor.. a 5000 watt halogen.. a 60 watt flourescent..
And the Crude Rube method would be a variac (Variable Transformer) with a motor controlling the knob..
#Comment made: 2003-05-16 13:27:38.384725+00 by: ebradway
Check out Xmas tree lights. Some of them have pretty sophisticated dimmers and are generally very inexpensive.