Does 3-way mean three wattages and not incremental (dimmer) the white is more reliable? CFL?
633293
The three settings are hi, low, and off. Hi is full wattage, low is half, and then off is off. The white ones seem to always hold up better- the brown ones (in my experience) had slippy rotary parts. When cycling through the three settings, they would skip settings unpredictably. Sometimes they didn't work at all. I never tried them with a CFL-- only incandescent bulbs. Not sure how that would work or if it would work. Hope this helps!
633294
Yes, this item only has three wattage settings. Not fully incremental from off to high like a real dimmer.
1793598
It takes up to a 100w incandescent or 23w cfl bulb. It's a chain pull so it will NOT accept a 3 way bulb.
1739607
Why? It only has 1 output (full) and while any standard bulb will FIT a 3 way socket, you only get the single level. 3 way bulbs have 2 filaments instead of one so it's the bulb that changes output, not the socket.Besides, this is a Photographic bulb with Daylight color and hi CRI so I don't understand why you are using it for room illumination.
245606
Absolutely yes they are 3 way, using 3 way bulbs , I use them everyday ,,,love these lamps, thanks,
345349
Elena - this lamp does use CFL bulbs, and the 3-way switch is in the usual location, on the metal housing into which the bulbs screw in. Hope this helps.
1047611
It's working great for me with 3 9.5-watt Cree dimmable LEDs. It definitely won't work with CFL's unless they are specifically dimmable CFL's, and probably not even then.
256941
These lamps have a 3 way switch designed for a light bulb that will give 3 different levels of brightness. You can find them in different combinations: 30/70/100, 50/100/150, 50/150/200. You can find these at local department or hardware stores. Any standard base bulb will work although you won't get the benefit of the 3 way light, I use mine for reading, so I prefer the 50/100/150. They do now make 3way CFL bulbs.
1474939
The manufacturer told me I needed an ELV dimmer. Electronic Low Voltage. I purchased a Lutron. Make you order what you need, single pole vs 3 way.
1033867
Yes it will work inplace of a 3 way switch. If two dimmers are beside each other in a box you will have to break the tabs on the side of the dimmer. This will reduce the wattage rating of the dimmer. If you break one side it reduces by 100 watts. Two sides of tabs removed is 200 watts less.
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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.
841313
Yes thus will dim a 3 way bulb. Just turn the lamp on to the brightness you want and then use the Insteon controller to control on-off and brightness
243511
I got a slightly different model TBL03, but it looks the same. I use it for three lamps via a triple plug connected to the dimmer. It works well with LED lights so far. Mine is rated for max 300 W incandescent or 150 W LED/CFL. My LED bulbs are 9 W each, so x3 is only 27W total.
59270
Yes; that is how I am using this in two different rooms. And that should be the only 3way setup. 2 dimmers would not work correctly.
1171616
These don't have a wattage rating, per se, since they just send a signal to the main dimmer (eg: MAW600H-WH) to turn on and what level to set. The main dimmer, either 600 or 1,000 watts, which ever you installed, is still carrying the load. This isn't a true "three-way" switch setup, it's more of a remote controller.
730478
No, PacLights Ultra series LED light bulbs can not be used on 3-way sockets. and they do not work with dimmers.
2098984
No. If installed into a 3 way lamp they will only turn on in the medium and hi setting and you won't tell the difference. If installed on a dimmer they will blink until your past more than half way to full on. You will need to find an led bulb dimmer adapter. Or just buy dimmable led bulbs.
546747
As stated, it's pretty straight-forward. It is a bit more bulky than a standard 3-way switch so it may take a little more finesse pushing the switch back in the box. If I'm not mistaken (been a while since I installed it) there is a switch on the back of if for you to select either "CFL" or "Incandescent". I'm not an electrician so I'm unsure of how this affects things, but might as well set it to the appropriate setting while out.