I am looking to hard wire these lights for uplighting and under the cabinet lighting. I also have dimmer switch on the wall. Can I use them for this?
192285
The dimmer switch won't work because the light have an inline convertor that controls the dimming. At least I don't think it would be recommended to use the dimmer switch with them.
192286
Sorry, the dimmer switch on the wall will not work. There is a transformer between the wall power and the dimmer switch on the light cord and that effectively means the wall switch will not work. These are great lights anyway and I really like mine.
1566163
I think that you will have to wire them parallel. Each light has it's own transformer built in. Make sure that your dimmer can carry the load. Take note, I have never done this, but I am an experienced electrician. I would try parallel.
987572
With a switched plug they can be controlled with a wall switch. I control the lights under my cabinets in this way. The dimmer resets when the power is turned off and back on, so I don't use it in the circuit.
581140
If you wired a heavy duty line cord to your under cabinet lighting and plugged into the remote outlet I believe that would work. Do not exceed the rated current of the switched outlet.
315468
Yes this would work for under the cabinets lights.it doesn't take much to make them come on..they only stay on for a minute or so would be the only thing that might be a issue. I have them an small closest where I have no power to and they light up when I open the doors.
1508969
I don't see why not, it's wired like any other ceiling light fixture. You will need a dimmer switch.
431082
Yes you can wire them to the switch. Sometimes I will add an outlet in the cabinet on the switch. Depends on what access you have.
505265
That would depend on your light switches and your light bulbs this has no switches in just wires so you will need a dimmer wall switch
1386010
There is nothing from the manufacturer that states that these CANNOT be used with a dimmer, but I would ask a professional before installing.
588095
I'm not sure. I'm not using it on a dimmer. I would guess you can but not from personal experience.
133532
Yes, these work just fine with regular switches. I have 30 of these lights and 13 of them are on regular switches while the rest are on dimmers.
93917
I installed these in my kitchen for under cabinet lights and they are plenty bright. You should plan to run a strip the length of each shelf. They are available in different lengths. Leave a bit of room at each end to make the connection.
241394
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2198667
I know they can be used on a dimmer switch, I would imagine you can. Buy one and try it. If it don't than you can always use in another lamp!! They are assume bulbs!!!!
2134428
Yes you can. LED lights may not work with this dimmer, but regular incandescent lights will. Just remember that if you want to fade the lights, to set dipswitch 11 and 12 to the ON position (off for switching mode)
1447356
Not an expert, but I'd say yes and no. They're changing the led light bulbs to work with dimmers, not the other way around. But I do use these dimmers with dimmable Leds, and have had no issues.
2038557
While I have not used these with a dimmer switch, I see no reason why not. In effect the converter is just a conductor between the two different types of connectors.