Recommend a 90% max_brightness cap rather than 95%

Same tradeoff, weighted toward lamp life: ~4x life for ~30% less light,
with 95% noted as the fallback if it reads too dim in practice.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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time until the lamp goes unstable, then back off one step. That point is the
real bottom of the usable range, and it's fixture-specific — worth writing the
final value down.
- **Consider capping `max_brightness` around 95%.** Filament life is brutally
sensitive to voltage: roughly `life ∝ V⁻¹³` against `light ∝ V³·⁴`. Running at
95% buys about **double the lamp life for ~15% less light** — a good trade on a
fixture whose lamp type may well be discontinued (§6). At 90% it's roughly 4×
life for ~30% less light, if longevity matters more than output. Rules of
- **Cap `max_brightness` at 90%.** Filament life is brutally sensitive to
voltage: roughly `life ∝ V⁻¹³` against `light ∝ V³·⁴`. Running at 90% buys
about **4× the lamp life for ~30% less light** — a strong trade on a fixture
whose lamp type may well be discontinued (§6), and this is a mood/accent light
rather than something being asked to actually illuminate a room. Back off to
95% (≈2× life, ~15% less light) if it turns out dimmer than you want. Rules of
thumb, not exact, but the direction is very strong.
- **Pass `transition: 2` in `light.turn_on` calls.** Ramping over a couple of
seconds cuts the cold-filament inrush, which is the biggest single wear event