Does the current draw go down as lights are dimmed or is the excess energy just dumped in the dimmer?
742657
I'm not sure. There is a small device that is inline with the positive and negative 12v supply that regulates the voltage and can switch on and off power. I assume it is some sort of relay/potentiometer. I don't know where any excess power gets dumped, I think it's just not being used.
742658
this interested me so i grabbed my meter on my lights goes from max of 800 ma full on to 10ma lowest setting but im not running a whole roll of leds. so far I'm real happy with this thing.I'm running accent lighting with it controller is rf so do not need line of sight to module.
742659
It's really neither. The system works using Pulse Width Modulation (PWM - google it). Basically the LEDs are turned fully on and fully off fast enough that the eye can't see it.
1972172
Yes. A dimmer adjusts the voltage going to the bulb, so not dimmer, full power.
1200684
Im not sure this would be it but I do know we had to take the energy efficient bulb out and replace it with a traditional bulb, as the energy efficient ones do not work well with dimmers. I think that was the problem we had too, dont remember.
2156493
No. This is a relay switched output so it will not dim lights. On/Off only.
159349
I bought it for LED bulbs in the hall. In one fixture I had 60W brightness, in the other 40W. It dimmed both, but the one fixture dimmed all the way to out while the other one was still on a bit, but it worked fine for me. The LED light color did not change to more yellow that I could see as it dimmed. There was no buzzing or any issues.
1855912
The dimming feature is activated by screw the cap with the battery inside in a vertical position with the lent looking up. If you don't want the feature activated, screw the cap in a horizontal position them you will have the full power all the time in any position.
235588
Yes, but there are two details. 1) the dimming will most likely be a stepping dim, not a smooth dim, and 2) when off the LED will still glow very dimly
446555
No-Your house current is 120 volts AC, I don't know just how low a dimmer lowers the voltage, but it is still AC current. The ribbon lights 12 volt DC current, you need the transformer to change voltage from AC to DC current. Then use a DC dimmer.
803296
I did not change my dimmer and they dim reasonably well. Unlike incandescent lights they do not get warmer as they dim so the dimmed state is not the most attractive. Often the problem is that the current draw is too low for the dimmer to work; I have two of these lights on one circuit and have no problem. I did not try with just one.
1879427
In the absence of a glow plug connection, the circuit is incomplete and no load is present to be powered by the attached battery. So the answer is "no" current draw is zero.
638097
If you are using LED lights the device will send enough power to keep them on dim. The manual says you need to have at least 5 watts for it to shut off in some cases. See the troubleshooting section here. http://www.insteon.com/pdf/2472D.pdf
237072
There is not an indicator on the light itself letting you know it is losing charge. Only the light dimming
271966
My understanding is that all light bulbs are dimmiable, since the dimming happens at the switch, not the bulb. dimming your lights uses the same amount of electricity.
176033
As long as power to the dimmer itself is not lost for a prolonged period of time, it stays where you set it and does not return to full brightness upon coming back into the room. There is also a "hard" on/off switch at the very bottom of the switch which can be pulled out so you can shut the light off and prevent it from coming on if you are changing a bulb or want it completely off for some reason.
136551
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.
2122405
They shouldn't be lit at all with the switch off. There must be something wrong with your dimmer switch that it isn't going fully off. At my lowest dimmer setting the bulb will still have a dim glow but when switched off it's off. With that said some bulbs might have capacitors in them that could keep them lit for a short period after loss of power but if the bulb remains on for a long period I would check your switch.
1023270
Yes and no. Limited levels of dimming at low levels. At a certain point they just shut off. It's decent though. Though if you have any halogen bulbs in the track, they will be much dimmer at the same level.