What is soft start circuitry and how long will the bulb last?
Soft start circuitry is a feature of the Häfele transformers which starts the bulbs slowly, extending the life of the bulbs. When the bulb is cold, the sudden jolt of full power to the filament can cause a decrease in bulb life, so even though the delay of the soft start is only a few milliseconds, it’s enough to extend the useful life of the bulb. Halogen bulb life is 2000 average, but if the bulb burns out before that we will not replace it. (On the other hand, we also don’t charge more if a bulb continues working beyond 2000 hours!) Xenon bulb life on the other hand is on average 10,000 hours.
