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What you are refering to is the use of a variable resistor. It has a shaft on it that when turned either clockwise or counter clockwise it dims or brightens the bulb. It does this by proportinally dropping voltage accross itself. However, a better method would be to use a series resonance circuit using an inductor and capacitor. This would dissipate less electrical energy as heat. Unfortunately, I can't send you a jpeg of this here but do a Google for resonance and what you need will be there.

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