Chuck Guzis wrote:
What I don't like about incandescents used as
a load-limiter is the
very low cold resistance. I'd much rather have a "soft" start--but
then carbon-filament incandescents haven't been easy to find for the
last 80 years or so.
They're not all that hard to find. Rejuvenation has them in assorted
wattages:
http://www.rejuvenation.com/fixshowMRB3/templates/selection.phtml
Visual indication notwithstanding, Keystone and GE "CL" current
limiters are inexpensive and work well.