[AMPS] Filament Inrush Current Limiting+

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In a message dated 04/26/2000 12:50:22 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 2@vc.net 
writes:

<< 
 This approach work ok for filament-type cathodes.  For heater-type 
 cathodes, it sounds risky to me.  
 
 - later, Harald >>
RICH: they did that in the old tube type tv sets to give an " instant on" 
effect the heaters ran at about 60% voltage, when the set was off. thinking 
back, i wonder if this shortened the tube life including the pix tube??      
HANK

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