Unit does not seem to dim lights. Wired one way, lights stay on, no dim through the range. Other way, lights stay off. Using 12vdc 1.2a to drive.
1716887
Mine did this when dimming pot was unplugged from board inside (shipping abuse). Removed screws plugged pot back in (only goes one way), worked fine.
1716888
It is possible you may have a defective unit. Mine has no been in use for more then 4 years. I use it to dim the blue LED accent lights along my side steps to stay in compliance with the California Law that requires them to be under 2 candlepower (25 lumens for an LED, in the lights path, measured 1 foot away through a non reflective tube) and I have a mark for where that is, it keeps my mights between 18 and 23 lumens. When in some states that do not allow it, I turn them off.
1716889
Similar results... Nice concept, but essentially a non functioning/poor quality item.. Put a meter on it and no luck... Placed into the round file... not worth the effort to try for a refund... Good luck with yours...
1035897
I wired mine to the dashboard light circuit, which has a dimmer. I am using the same ground as that circuit as well. Dimming the dashboard lights does dim the LED kit too.
239460
Don't know. Sorry - just bought as a replacement set and my guess would be no - not dimming.
632927
I had this problem as well. Kinda weird when you first see it. There is a way to fix it using a resistor. Google "LED dome light stays dim." The reason is because LED lights require much less voltage to power than the regular dome lights and since there is always voltage going to the light, you'll see that it's very dimly lit. Very annoying, but if you can live with it, it won't drain your battery. The other solution is to try the resistor fix that I found on YouTube. Good luck. This is my experience as a buyer, having them in my 03 SS.
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I will speak from my experience. NOTE: THIS IS NOT A MANUFACTURER SUPPORTED OR RECOMMENDED MODE OF OPERATION!! MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!! I had the same problem: existing 12VDC with inline wireless dimmer. I checked the construction of the lamps, they are built simply as 4 1W LED's in series, without a current limiter or constant current source. I measured the voltage of the white adapter (~12V) and the current (~250ma). These measurement are consistent with an earlier measurement made on this type of LED (3,3-3,5V forward voltage). Considering the above observations, I used 3 of these LED lamps without the white converter, in parallel, fed by my existing 12V 5A power supply: current consumption ~0.5A yielding a total power of 6W for 3 lamps. It was clear to me that this will work well in my setup, more so when after adding my 12-24 wireless LED controller in series with the lamps (my wife prefers to dim the LEDs to 40%). Bottom line: works perfectly without the white converter, using my 12VDC power supply and the inexpensive wireless LED dimmers available on line. Also: the light hue is a perfect match to the incandescent bulbs they replace, without the greenish tint of some earlier white LEDs. Will update in a few months.
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Hi, you could dim them if you hard wired them to a dimmer switch. You could also wire a dimmer switch on the line side of a receptacle and dim the lights through the receptacle that you plug your lights into. They are incandescent light bulbs so a dimmer will not damage them and they will work fine.
2122404
I don't have it on a dimmable circuit. I haven't noticed that it stays dim after I turn it off.
497752
Dan:I am not sure if I understand your question. can the light be dimmed?If you mean the display, if I recall, the display automatically dims for evening driving.Did this answer your question?Tom
1270109
Usually this is because your dimmer isn't rated high enough wattage..... check the watts on the light and multiply by three..... go to the electrical supply house and they can get u a dimmer that will work with them
1430189
I had the same problem. I wasn't able to dim the bulbs, unfortunately I waited over 30 days to try them out so I was not able to return them. I am not an expert or electrician, but I think it has to do with the type of dimmer I'm using - apparently some dimmers don't work with LED lights. I think the problem intensifies if you use them like I intended to use mine, which was on a track light system that has a combination of halogen lights and LED lights.
1110940
What a great question. I never noticed the issue until you brought it up. All my keys units light up well and evenly except the 2,5,8, and 9 keys, which are still visible in a darkened room, but clearly much dimmer. Thanks for bringing this up.
156059
It clicks on and off. I don't see how to dim it unless you buy some kind of outboard unit that this would plug into.
2199232
Hi there, out of the box they are not dimable. I bought a cord with a dimmer switch and pluged the lights into it. Now it works like a charm, I can dim them down really low at night now or really bright depending on the mood.
2034299
This does not dim my FEIT BR40 LED bulbs. I just wrote to Feit asking for an explanation since there website list this dimmer as being compatible.-Update,I still have not heard back from FEIT. I tried to send them another email today. I also wrote to Lutron today as well. I'll update if/when I get a response.
1257282
These lights are great, but I don't believe they can be dimmed. At least nothing about dimming support was mentioned with the product documentation and the transformer is expecting 110~120V. They aren't too bright though where I've found a case where I wanted them to be dimmed.
2034298
This does not dim my FEIT BR40 LED bulbs. I just wrote to Feit asking for an explanation since there website list this dimmer as being compatible. -Update, I still have not heard back from FEIT. I tried to send them another email today. I also wrote to Lutron today as well. I'll update if/when I get a response.
1519815
Yes. It does dim but you want to use a dimmer designed for LEDs and CFLs (usually says something like "C-L Technology").