Is the lighting element LED? What is the latent power draw of this switch?
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Unlikely. Why? Because of cost & orange color. As in decades past, it almost certainly a neon lamp & resistor connected across the switch terminals, thus it lights when the switch is off & has a neon orange color. This inexpensive, 2 part method of illuminating AC switches. Each half of the alternating voltage (when the swith is off & voltage drop is across the switch terminals) lights one, then the other leg of the neon lamp which produces a soft, minimally flickering, neon color glow.
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Yes it is. It's an orange reddish lead. Don't know power draw but I don't think it's much it's an led. The brightness at night is perfect.
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It is LED. I did not measure but the draw had to be almost nil. It was not a consideration for me.
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I am using energy efficient light bulbs, but they aren't LED. Love my lamp though.
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There are no specs on the switch or package. These look like a typical alarm type of switch, not meant for much current. It would be all right if you are doing a low voltage (25 volts or less) DIY because of the small contacts and exposed terminals. If you are using a commercial 120 volt light, check the power needed and somehow shield the terminals from people touching them or use the switch as a low voltage control for the 120 volt at the light.
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I have not tried it, but most LED's are either "On" or off. Once electricity gets to it, it lights fully.
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I have not had or used this long enough to find out. I think the LEDs current draw is low on the four D cells. Hasn't dimmed in about half hour total on time so far. I suspect it would run much longer than a light with an incandescent bulb.
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The switch needs at least a 40W load to operate. As long as all the LEDs on the switch add up to 40W it will work.
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Light output on this thing depends on condition of switch, contacts, bulb size used, and most importantly, condition of the battery. Also the area being covered by the light beam.
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Correct. The LED only comes on in the ON position and is off in the OFF position. This is a good thing since you won't accidentally leave your switch on as the LED is pretty bright and there is no mistaking whether the switch is ON or OFF. I am very satisfied with this switch and finished up my light install very well and was a definite upgrade over the supplied switch that came with my lights.
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Don't know the technical details, but you won't have that problem with this one. You might even find it to be too much. I've read some people use light switch type dimmers to lower the power and I believe it.
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I wouldn't bet my life on it but if it was an LED it would more than likely specify LED in the description. It's a selling plus when a device contains LED(s) so manufacturers always include that in the product description. This appears to be a low voltage incandescent bulb. It's a fairly standard lighted button and the contacts often wear out before the bulb. I've replaced several.
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Hi. I own 2 sets of these. They are small LED light. Low energy but nice light output. Hope this answers your question Shane
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Hi Nicholas, I can't speak for the switch model you mention, but we are using the Lutron CL Dimmer (Toggler CL) rated at 150 watts for CFL and LED lights (600 watts for incandescent/halogen). Specific model is TGCL-153PH-WH (white). We are using it on the 120v/ac side of the transformer, with 12v Xenon and/or LED lights on the other side, and it works fine. Switch also works well with dimmable 120v LED lights. OOPS - realized this IS NOT an "occupancy" switch - sorry. 'Hope this helps. - Paul
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This is a 12 volt. Switch, if your item is 12 VDC & drAws less than 2amps it should work. If your lite is more than the 2amps get a dimmer from electric outlet store. Van
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Yes it simply - like any other on/off switch supplies power . I have all cfl lamps and it works fine
600477
Yes. I don't know if they are all that way or if mine was just wired incorrectly. It definitely defeats the purpose of an illuminated switch.
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I don't recall so I would check the specifications on Leviton's website. In my case, the lights controlled by this switch all have LED bulbs so the wattage is pretty low and there are no issues.
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The label says 1W. I plugged one into a kill-a-watt meter and it shows .02 Amp. (20Ma). Problem is it show this regardless of the switch setting or whether the LED's are on or off.... This unis has not been plugged in so the battery may be charging. I will leave it plugged in and update this info after the battery has had time to fully charge.