Do these lights dim or only have one brightness? Also is it able to produce a color similar to warm white?
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They do dim. The controller that comes with the lights only dims in discrete levels. I don't know if you could use one of the analog dimmers to additionally control the brightness, but the remote is good enough for us. The warm white question is a good one--it's something I was hoping for as well. You can use the remote to set 'DIY' levels, and adjust the RGB levels independently. Taking out some blue and a little green I've gotten to a pretty good warm white. It's not quite as pleasing as the 2700 K Hitlight strips that I have, but you're not stuck with only pure white or the other colors shown on the remote.
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I haven't tried dimming the ones I have. I looked up LED lamps to see if they are dimmable. It appears some are. I can't say for sure about this one. I love the ones I have. Very crisp white light, using minimum power. :)
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They're pretty gosh darn bright. But if you use it with a dimmer, I believe you can dim them (don't quote me on that though, Hehe, giggity giggity)
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There is only one brightness setting. The only way to change it would be to install a dimmer.
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The set I have will dim by 8 steps. The dim setting is a very soft glow, maybe the brightness of a single candle. That is on white, you can get it softer by changing colors. The brightest setting is enough to read by, but just barely. I was very surprised by the brightness of the strips, and the amount of control that you have.
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They are not made to be dimmable. They do dim but then burn out as a result of multiple dimming events.
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They dim but not properly. I was told that you need a magnetic dimmer for them to dim properly which ieLite I have not tried yet
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I don't use a dimmer for this ones I use energy saving bulbs the ones shaped in a curl 11 watts but they provide light like 100 watts natural white
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Two are adequate, these are quite bright. I would use a dimmer for mood setting
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Hi Guys. I can not confirm that cause l used them to replave broken bulb in lamp with a single switch system. I don't have a switch that can dim the light out.Regards.
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Hi Jessica, There is one bunch, but they are connected with the string of lights.The give to them is only a couple of inches, I think.I was so annoyed with them that they went back into the box almost as soon as I took them out. I plugged them in, checked them out, unplugged them and back into the box they went.Just so you know, the lights I received were dim yellow / orangey and not bright white, or white at all.They look worse if they are on in a dark room as oppose to a room that is lit up by overhead lighting.If you order them, I hope you have better luck than I did, because I love the concept.Im very hesitant to order them again. Hi Jessica, There is one bunch, but they are connected with the string of lights.The give to them is only a couple of inches, I think.I was so annoyed with them that they went back into the box almost as soon as I took them out. I plugged them in, checked them out, unplugged them and back into the box they went.Just so you know, the lights I received were dim yellow / orangey and not bright white, or white at all.They look worse if they are on in a dark room as oppose to a room that is lit up by overhead lighting.If you order them, I... » Read More Hi Jessica, There is one bunch, but they are connected with the string of lights.The give to them is only a couple of inches, I think.I was so annoyed with them that they went back into the box almost as soon as I took them out. I plugged them in, checked them out, unplugged them and back into the box they went.Just so you know, the lights I received were dim yellow / orangey and not bright white, or white at all.They look worse if they are on in a dark room as oppose to a room that is lit up by overhead lighting.If you order them, I hope you have better luck than I did, because I love the concept.Im very hesitant to order them again. « Show Less
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It does not work well. They do dim, but not as low as an incandescent. They do flicker if you use only LED bulbs. I had to do the same thing you wrote. I use one incandescent with the LEDs to keep them from flickering. Grrr!
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You can only control the brightness by leaving a bulb (or bulbs) out (it takes 3 bulbs), or changing the wattage of the bulbs you are using. There is no "dimmer" switch, just on or off.
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They are a close to warm white; however, the diffusers i have in my existing lamps don't diffuse the light emitted from the replacement LEDs completely; as a result, you can see each LED instead of a single warm glow.
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It's definitely not dim! It's a very bright light---probably at least 150 w equivalent. I have 4 of them spaced about 8 ft apart in a big square pattern in recessed cam light sockets in my studio and it's a bright as a very sunny day in the whole 12x16 ft room with no windows.
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You are not supposed to dim any CFLs that I know of. That's one advantage of LEDS. However, I have dimmed CFLs in the past, maybe I was just lucky but nothing happened other than they got dim. I try to avoid it though.
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Beats me, but they're not much brighter than the 40W-equivalent version. They are some of the nicest LED bulbs I've used though. I use a cool white one in the fridge -- it is instant-on, like an incandescent, unlike other LED bulbs I've tried in there.Note about dimming: They don't dim at the same pace as incandescents in the same fixture. In fact, they don't seem to dim at all.