Can you use a magnetic wall dimmer switch? If so do yiu need a special transformer or power supply?
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I believe you are referring to: Lutron Diva Magnetic Low-Voltage Dimmer. Having wired home and built my own stereo from components I will say "YES". This leaves you the controller for changing colors. (just remember if it "does not come on" with the installed switch.....then someone...has turned the lights"off" from the remote.) AND: the remote may not respond while you are dimmed on the wall switch as you are also reducing the receiver on the led cable. It most likely WILL NOT respond when dimmed. I have a photo of what I did and will try to upload it after this is posted (No place for a photo here with this respond) I used poster putty to mount my controller on the wall against a door sill.
1408302
electricity ?? hard wired into wall outlets.....have all of mine on dimmers..
73380
I think you could dim it from the switch also.... I know you could from the dimmer, however I did away with these type switches.....they started coming on by themselves. I went with the heavy duty models and never had any more trouble.
1062321
You are correct. This dimmer needs 12V input and will output 12V. It only can work with low voltage lights.
1856780
you use a magnetic dimmer switch which cost around $28.00 you run 120 vac to dimmer and then 120vac to the 60 watt driver. After that you run 18 gauge low voltage wire to led lights and use connectors for tape light to make breaks in the lights. It was a hard concept for me to grasp but you are dimming tthe 60 watt diver with a switch power by 120 VAC folloqw wiring instructions provide or you can con tact me at johnnybamboo @ aol.com and i will walk you through it for a fee. I own a private consulting firm and am a certified Architectural Hardware Consultant
970669
Romulo, I do not use it in a situation where I would need to dim it. These types of lamps use so little energy any standard switch should do . Returning to the dimming question, I suggest calling an electrical contractor.
446557
No - Dimmer switches are AC. These lights require a dc transformer inbetween and dropping the voltage to that transfomer will cause it to burn out. There are dimmer kits out there that fit after the ac to dc conversion.
1714765
Yes, best to use a DC/DC dimmer after the power supply. Such as https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IYXGEEQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1.
1680626
This is not a dimmable driver. You would need a 100w magnetic driver to dim the line or 120v side to get the output to change.
2010898
Yes,You will need to connect to a dimmer installed at the wall switch. This will mean that every light on the circuit will be dimmed.
1866198
I'm not sure you would be able to dim these. If you could, it would probably need to be done from the DC side of the power supply. There may be power supplies out there that have an integrated dimming function.
2081701
The package came with a three level dimmer control that I did not need - my interest was only in the transformer.I would think that this three level dimmer could be used as a substitute ; the compatibility of the connector would be the only matter to investigate,
2183698
I purchased a 12v dimmer/affects switch that goes in line to the lights. I am unsure whether you could dim the 110 input.
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.
343026
Depends what you are doing. A simple power adaptor will work for turning it on and off. The transformer becomes more of an issue if you want to dim. For example I wanted to install lights that would work as under cabinet lighting and I wanted to dim at the wall switch. Well, you get bad results if you modulate power going into a standard AC adaptor - those want house current as input. I needed to get a magnetic transformer and a wall switch/dimmer to work with it. That was some expense ($80 for transformer and $40 for the dimmer) but the results were great and on the whole the system was less than doing LED fixtures. Depends what you are doing. A simple power adaptor will work for turning it on and off. The transformer becomes more of an issue if you want to dim. For example I wanted to install lights that would work as under cabinet lighting and I wanted to dim at the wall switch. Well, you get bad results if you modulate power going into a standard AC adaptor - those want house current as input. I needed to get a magnetic transformer and a wall switch/dimmer to work with it. That was some expense ($80 for transformer and $40 for the dimmer) but the results were great and on the whole the system was... » Read More Depends what you are doing. A simple power adaptor will work for turning it on and off. The transformer becomes more of an issue if you want to dim. For example I wanted to install lights that would work as under cabinet lighting and I wanted to dim at the wall switch. Well, you get bad results if you modulate power going into a standard AC adaptor - those want house current as input. I needed to get a magnetic transformer and a wall switch/dimmer to work with it. That was some expense ($80 for transformer and $40 for the dimmer) but the results were great and on the whole the system was less than doing LED fixtures. « Show Less
999130
I didn't use a dimmer, but yes you can Plug to the outlet and control by wall switch. I think you can replace wall switch by dimmer too
446554
Yes. You will need a dimable power supply and a dimmer that will work for that power supply. Dimmer will be something that will work for the LED power supply... generally not a standard dimmer.