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19 September 2008 9:24 pm

Timed Light Dimming

My current wish list includes a way to slowly dim the lights in Andrea's bedroom at bedtime. With our current sleeping and reading arrangement, we need to have the bright light on during reading. Andrea is almost guaranteed to get upset when we turn off the light. There is a second light on that isn't so bright, along with a nightlight, but she is still unhappy when any light is turned off.

A bit of research this evening led me to one solution. It's a good thing that Geoff has some skill with a soldering iron, otherwise this would not even be an option to consider. I wasn't able to find a nice commercial solution that wasn't "build-it-yourself," but if anyone knows of one, let us know. Otherwise, Geoff has a fun afternoon project to add to his list!

This project actually appeals to the Electrical Engineer inside of me. No, that wasn't my degree, but doesn't everyone have a secret desire to be an Electrical Engineer?!?

Posted by geoff at 21:24 in /family