A load control device for controlling the amount of power delivered from an AC power source to an electrical load, the load control device adapted to be coupled to the AC power source through a dimmer switch, the load control device comprising: a load control circuit adapted to be coupled to the electrical load for controlling the amount of power delivered to the electrical load; a controller coupled to the load control circuit for controlling the amount of power delivered to the electrical load in response to a conduction time of a forward phase-control voltage received from the dimmer switch; and a controllable-load circuit coupled to the controller, the controllable-load circuit operable to conduct a controllable-load current from the AC power source through the dimmer switch, the controllable-load circuit maintaining the magnitude of the controllable-load current constant for a time period (T 2) of each half-cycle of the AC power source after latching of the controllable-load circuit, the magnitude of the controllable-load current being held constant at an initial magnitude during the time period (T 2) of a first half-cycle; wherein the controller monitors the conduction time of the forward phase-control voltage and causes the controllable-load circuit to decrease the magnitude at which the controllable-load current is held constant from an initial magnitude to a decreased magnitude during a second succeeding half-cycle, the conduction time of the forward phase-control voltage when the controllable-load current has the decreased magnitude in the second half-cycle being the same as when the controllable-load current has the initial magnitude at the first half-cycle; further wherein the controller is operable to monitor the conduction time of the forward phase-control voltage after the magnitude at which the controllable-load current is held constant has been decreased to the decreased magnitude and to further decrease the magnitude at which the controllable-load current is held constant if the conduction time of the forward phase-control voltage has not changed; wherein the decreased magnitude is less than the initial magnitude and greater than approximately zero amps; wherein the controller is operable to monitor the conduction time of the forward phase-control voltage after the magnitude at which the controllable-load current is held constant has been decreased to the decreased magnitude and to further decrease the magnitude at which the controllable-load current is held constant by an increment if the conduction time of the forward phase-control voltage has not changed and the controller is operable to increase the magnitude at which the controllable-load current is held constant by the increment if the conduction time of the forward phase-control voltage has changed. a load control circuit adapted to be coupled to the electrical load for controlling the amount of power delivered to the electrical load; a controller coupled to the load control circuit for controlling the amount of power delivered to the electrical load in response to a conduction time of a forward phase-control voltage received from the dimmer switch; and a controllable-load circuit coupled to the controller, the controllable-load circuit operable to conduct a controllable-load current from the AC power source through the dimmer switch, the controllable-load circuit maintaining the magnitude of the controllable-load current constant for a time period (T 2) of each half-cycle of the AC power source after latching of the controllable-load circuit, the magnitude of the controllable-load current being held constant at an initial magnitude during the time period (T 2) of a first half-cycle; wherein the controller monitors the conduction time of the forward phase-control voltage and causes the controllable-load circuit to decrease the magnitude at which the controllable-load current is held constant from an initial magnitude to a decreased magnitude during a second succeeding half-cycle, the conduction time of the forward phase-control voltage when the controllable-load current has the decreased magnitude in the second half-cycle being the same as when the controllable-load current has the initial magnitude at the first half-cycle; further wherein the controller is operable to monitor the conduction time of the forward phase-control voltage after the magnitude at which the controllable-load current is held constant has been decreased to the decreased magnitude and to further decrease the magnitude at which the controllable-load current is held constant if the conduction time of the forward phase-control voltage has not changed; wherein the decreased magnitude is less than the initial magnitude and greater than approximately zero amps; wherein the controller is operable to monitor the conduction time of the forward phase-control voltage after the magnitude at which the controllable-load current is held constant has been decreased to the decreased magnitude and to further decrease the magnitude at which the controllable-load current is held constant by an increment if the conduction time of the forward phase-control voltage has not changed and the controller is operable to increase the magnitude at which the controllable-load current is held constant by the increment if the conduction time of the forward phase-control voltage has changed.