Can I use this with a wall dimmer? When the electricians installed it and added a dedicated outlet for the dimmer, it flickers
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You won't want to use a dimmer that varies the voltage to the outlet - the LEDs are powered through an AC-to-DC adapter. Replace the dimmer you've had installed with a standard switch and use an in-line dimmer available from InspiredLED (www.inspiredled.com). The in-line dimmer will adjust the secondary DC voltage rather than the primary AC voltage. Other in-line dimmers (variable resistors) from other sources MAY work, but then again they may end up damaging your LEDs or their circuitry.
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Please be aware that there are special dimmers for LED arrays, if you use incorrect dimmer or voltage you will have delay, flickering or non function
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I'm not sure. I'm not using it on a dimmer. I would guess you can but not from personal experience.
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Not sure, either. The potential problem: the bulb uses such a low current that the dimmer does not "sense" enough current use to maintain accurate control, causing the lamp to flicker.
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Two things about dimming. My dimmer was not compatible. Check the Philips list of ones that work perfectly. In spite of not being compatible they would dim way down. I dimmed the hall lights so our Video room would not have a glare from them. My guess would be over 80 dim. Not as good as old fashioned dimmers on a dinning room chandelier with incandescent lights but fairly close. Also be sure you have enough lights to meet the lowest wattage needed for the dimmer. Sounds complex but it isn't really. If you would like the PDF file with all the dimmers that work email me. I lost the site but have the list jhsnowden@ev1.net
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I believe you do. The same thing happened to me. I called the distributor of the bulbs and they confirmed that the dimmer model I was using was not compatible. I would recommend calling them to see if any dimmer is compatible, since the specs say they are NOT dimmable. Dimming was not critical for me, so I replaced the dimmer with a simple switch and have had no problems.
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If you're plugging in to a US outlet, it should work - it's merely a conduit, not something like an electric motor that might operate differently. And on other sites it has a crossover of 50=250hz.But I am not an electrician, just a dude who bought the thing to dim a high-wattage chandelier (12 bulbs current @60 watts) that was overheating every other dimming device I could find. For that purpose, it works fine. And I can see no reason why if you are plugging in to a 3 prong US outlet that it wouldn't work, but Amazon has a good return policy, so you'd have the option of testing it. If you're plugging in to a US outlet, it should work - it's merely a conduit, not something like an electric motor that might operate differently. And on other sites it has a crossover of 50=250hz.But I am not an electrician, just a dude who bought the thing to dim a high-wattage chandelier (12 bulbs current @60 watts) that was overheating every other dimming device I could find. For that purpose, it works fine. And I can see no reason why if you are plugging in to a 3 prong US outlet that it wouldn't work, but Amazon has a good return policy, so you'd have the option of testing... » Read More If you're plugging in to a US outlet, it should work - it's merely a conduit, not something like an electric motor that might operate differently. And on other sites it has a crossover of 50=250hz.But I am not an electrician, just a dude who bought the thing to dim a high-wattage chandelier (12 bulbs current @60 watts) that was overheating every other dimming device I could find. For that purpose, it works fine. And I can see no reason why if you are plugging in to a 3 prong US outlet that it wouldn't work, but Amazon has a good return policy, so you'd have the option of testing it. « Show Less
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no, the dimmer needs to be in the 12 volt circuit, so after this power brick. you will need to rewire your wall dimmer so it feeds 12 volts to the led light strip.
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I have seen a comment that said : "I had a problem with my CFL light('s) flickering so I tried putting LED bulb in and it worked fine since" My opinion on this comment -> the CFL bulb either was too low a wattage and/or not dimmable; If you do try using a LED bulb I strongly suggest you make sure it IS a DIMABLE LED ,Even though this device will not dim the bulb this is important so as not to damage your LED unit and thus possibly damaging timer unit as well.
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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
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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.
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I have only used this indoors. Our electrician never got the light to function without flickering so I really could not recommend this unit.
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The min/max wattage comment (by Scott) is spot on. My fixture had 3 dimmable LEDs and I had flickering. I swapped out one LED bulb for an incandescent to get above the min wattage. All flickering is gone. dimming works as expected.
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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.
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I cannot answer that specifically regarding your dimmer. Though I use a lutron dimmer with mine. It maybe the same dimmer.
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Do not add any dimmers to the DC side. The current version of this item includes a dimmable LED driver already. Simply use a compatible wall dimmer switch (such as B00IJXQXRO) and dim on the AC side.
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I'm not sure. I know you can't use it with a dimmer switch. I'd check with Philips.