The first time we slept in our "New to Us" Mirada, we both agreed that the reading lamps above the bed are nice and bright for reading, but needed to be able to dim down for watching TV or whatever else.
I had replaced all the interior lights with LED panels to reduce electrical use and to modernize the interior. So it was a simple matter to add a dimmer to the fixtures that I wanted.
I ran a couple tests to see what the current draw was and decided to use a 500 ohm variable resistor as the dimmer.
I wired in a 500 ohm pot that dims the LED down significantly.
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