Are these lights available in black? With the led bulb what kind or brand of dimmer switch would you recommend to avoid any kind of "humming" or noise
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Hi Holland, These lights are not available in black. For the dimmer switch, you can check out our LED dimmer compatibility chart on our website, here is the link: http://globe-electric.com/customer-service/
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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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i had them on a dimmer switch. one of them would have a vibration noise. that same bulb would also not shut off when the dimmer was off. at a low setting, they would not work well. so they do work, but probably not ideal.
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Hello,I am sorry we only sell brand high quality brightest SMD LED bulbs(low bright bulbs fats light fades and short lifetime&#65289;,you can use a DC dimmer ,it can dim when use dimmer supply low input voltage ,thanks!
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Cree customer support said "some humming is normal with our bulbs". She suggested ELV (electronic low voltage) dimmers, which run about SEVENTY bucks.I can verify by personal experience that if there are many bulbs or they are close to your ears, there can be an unacceptable buzzing with the $20-$25 "C-L" dimmers you can get at Home Depot.The Cree list of compatible dimmers is at http://creebulb.com/Content/downloads/product_info/cree_dimmer_compatibility.pdfCheck for the ones that say ELV.
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Re: buzzing. I've purchased a few of these and eventually left them off dimmers due to buzzing. For what it's worth, though, some seem to buzz far more than others (meaning I returned a light and replaced it with one that buzzed much less, then later purchased more and found variation again).Edit: Phillips maps some excellent, though more expensive, LED lights which barely buzz at all on a dimmer.
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My husband says any fixture can have a dimmer switch attached to it. He says the only requirement for using a dimmer is that you need to pick out the right bulbs for it (ones that allow dimmers). Also, some fixtures may "buzz" a bit with dimmers, and the noise depends on the switch and the bulbs that you purchase. We don't have a dimmer switch attached to these two Progress Lighting fixtures we bought, but we hung them with the bulbs down and used LED lights in them - and we are very pleased with them. We've had them for almost a year now. They look great, light up the room well, and with LED bulbs, they use a lot less energy. (We have dimmers on other fixtures and get a quiet buzzing on a couple of those; we hardly notice the sound when we dim them though.) Good luck!
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They will flash if you dim them with cheap dimmers! Most PWM dimmers give specifications for their output. You want a PWM dimmer with a very high frequency output. Without an output above 25 kHz, you may hear a humming or buzzing when dimmed to low levels. Good dimmers are not cheap. If you want very dim lights occasionally, consider installing two sets of strips. A set of 3528 warm white LEDs for low lighting, and a brighter set of 5050 LEDs, perhaps in a "cooler" temperature such as 6000 K.
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I also use a dimmer and no buzzing sound for me .Make sure the hot and neutral aren't switched (black is hot white is neutral)and the fixcture is properly grounded(green).
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I have LED bulbs in the fan now. I do not have them set up on a dimmer but that should not be a problem either.
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You need dimmable CFL's but I would not use these as you will not find the range of dimming very good and there is a hum sometimes. I would get energy efficent LED bulbs or just stick to incandescent.
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You can install a dimmer but this motion light is not designed to run that way the light will hum really bad and motion sensor does not work well when dimmed.
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I don't have a problem with humming, i have a problem with flickering and they don't dim nearly as far as other LED recessed bulbs I have - any one else seeing that?
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Is there a recommended dimmer switch that I can buy in Amazon itself ? Thanks in advance.
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My best advice would be to go to Lowes or Home Depot and check if the size/plug are the same.Do keep in mind though that, if you have dimmers, they have to be LED compatible dimmers otherwise you may be able to mount 1 or 2 before they start 'flickering' and you're living in a constant 'disco'....
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I have, I use the ecosmart led airtight high hat lights. The dimmers work well and those ones don't flicker the lights. I have a few on different dimmers that do flicker at times.
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In my original review I pointed out that these flicker when dimmed, could also be associated with buzzing since the load is on and off. Mine are still going strong after considerable use, however, I rarely dim since the flickering is irritating.