i installed six LED recessed downlights in the kitchen. after i turned off, one light keeps blinking every few seconds..is this normal for LEDs?
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Not normal with any of the LEDs I have installed in my kitchen or bathroom.
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Electrician here... this is most likely an issue with the switch you are using. Modern electronic style dimmers do not completely turn off the power when in the lowest (off) position. If you have an electronic dimmer switch look at it very closely and you should see a small pull tap (usually pretty inconspicuous), this is a "maintenance" off switch. Pull it out and see if your flickering goes away, if so then you will need to install a different switch.
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I haven't had any flickering in my lights. You may have a faulty connection that is arcing.
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No. Check the wire connection point to make sure all the lines are secured otherwise it is defective.
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Definetly not normal, but the led is not generating its own power. Saying that if the light never stops blinking it likely an issue with the switch that turns on and off the powerto the fixture.if it does stop, it could still be the switch, at that point I would swap one that doesn't blink with the on that does. If the blinker moves its the fixture, if not its your AC switch or other wiring issue.
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This is not normal. LED's will blink if you're trying to dim ones that are notdimmable but should not blink after they are turned off.
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NO. Check your wall switch to see if it is the kind that has a small neon light that is ON when the switch is OFF. If so, there could be some leakage current getting through that is causing the problem. If so, replace it with a regular wall switch.
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This is not normal. I would double check wiring. If continues might be best to have an electrician check out.
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instant, I bought 9 for kitchen and 1 would delay about a second when first turned on, but works real well. would buy more. good light, good color. I did replace the dimmer as my electrician says the new dimmer is made for led's. Good luck.
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There is a short delay from the time the switch is turned on until there is light. At first it is unexpected and irritating, later the delay is just irritating. I made a call to Lutron (the makers of the doming switch I use for the 6 rooms I have Kobi bulbs in probably 30 bulbs) and was told that is to be expected and that neither the installation (bulbs or switch) was bad.
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I do not have any idea...but I have experienced the same phenomenon with two 23W LED bulbs. It has happened twice and is intermittent. Both times, adjusting the brightness slightly either up or down stopped the flicker and buzzing. This has never happened on switches that control one bulb one bulb.
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The min/max wattage comment (by Scott) is spot on. My fixture had 3 dimmable LEDs and I had flickering. I swapped out one LED bulb for an incandescent to get above the min wattage. All flickering is gone. dimming works as expected.
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Some of the bulbs blink occasionally. They look really festive and I haven't had a problem with them at all. I hang them over a doorway.
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It is probably the crappy dimmer they use. I bought a cheap in-line switch and simplycut the dimmer-switch out. I also replaced the bulb with a 2.6 watt LED from ebay.Now I leave it on all of the time and it uses almost no power. (If you go with an LED try to get the shortest one you can. E12 candelabra base. And small LED's do notwork well with a dimmer. They tend to flicker.) Good luck
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I've installed one of these switches with a LED floodlight from Home Depot. The light turns on fine, but when the switch is off, the light blinks about once every 2 seconds, like a flash. Very annoying. (And the directions specifically state to do NOT use with CFLs.) Get the EJ600 to use with LEDs.
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It is probably the crappy dimmer they use. I bought a cheap in-line switch and simply cut the dimmer-switch out. I also replaced the bulb with a 2.6 watt LED from ebay. Now I leave it on all of the time and it uses almost no power. (If you go with an LED try to get the shortest one you can. E12 candelabra base. And small LED's do not work well with a dimmer. They tend to flicker.) Good luck
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Yes, I have four of these lights and noticed the clicking noise as well. They seem to click sporadically for a few minutes after they are turned on/off. It's not constant and goes away after a few minutes, but I am considering replacing the lights due to this issue.
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Yes I have. I got 6 of these from Amazon. Set all 6 up and plugged them in. Next morning, all lights were still on and timers never moved. Then returned them and got 6 more, same problem. All going back to Amazon. I will try Home Depot now.
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Don't know what you mean by "red light blinks". Mine was done with two prong and works fine. I do recall there were some boo boos in the wiring diagram, I had to fudge things a bit to get mine to work (I do not remember by now what I did different).
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The lights actually work well with the dimmer. They will dim and brighten though the entire spectrum. But, when on the dimmest setting the lights will "creep" back up to about half brightness and then stop. I had blamed it on the dimmer switch that I got from HD. But it may be the lights themselves. That issue may be a problem inherent to LED lights (at least the current generation of them). I have not seen any other reviewers with this issue so it may just be the dimmer (or the installer) LOL. Even so, I'm thinking the pros out weigh the cons (economical, long lasting , bright and easy of install (I really like handy little spring clips that secure it to the ceiling =) ). Hope this helps. The lights actually work well with the dimmer. They will dim and brighten though the entire spectrum. But, when on the dimmest setting the lights will "creep" back up to about half brightness and then stop. I had blamed it on the dimmer switch that I got from HD. But it may be the lights themselves. That issue may be a problem inherent to LED lights (at least the current generation of them). I have not seen any other reviewers with this issue so it may just be the dimmer (or the installer) LOL. Even so, I'm thinking the pros out weigh the cons (economical, long lasting , bright... » Read More The lights actually work well with the dimmer. They will dim and brighten though the entire spectrum. But, when on the dimmest setting the lights will "creep" back up to about half brightness and then stop. I had blamed it on the dimmer switch that I got from HD. But it may be the lights themselves. That issue may be a problem inherent to LED lights (at least the current generation of them). I have not seen any other reviewers with this issue so it may just be the dimmer (or the installer) LOL. Even so, I'm thinking the pros out weigh the cons (economical, long lasting , bright and easy of install (I really like handy little spring clips that secure it to the ceiling =) ). Hope this helps. « Show Less
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Mike I am using these for recessed lighting. Take note that in a group of 6 recessed lights I had to use 2 regular( non LED) bulbs and 4 of these LED's otherwise the LED's woudl start blinking.
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It should go down to just the point were the LEDs start to flicker, which is very low light. There is an adjustment you can make before you put the switch cover plate back on.
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Mine Innova does the same thing. Kind of annoying. I have another LED fixture from a different manufacturer and it comes on instantly. Got to believe that the higher quality transformers do not take as long. Maybe its just a matter of---you get what you pay for. Other than that, the light is fine...very bright & no hum.
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Do the CFL bulbs have a very low "blink" when the timer is off? I have a timer installed and when the lights are in the "Off" mode the CFL's have a very low "blink". I went to install LED's and this blink was very visible during the day and was a constant steady blink. I need to replace my existing timer with one that "really is off" when the lights turn off.