[RFI] Light Dimmer

Jeff Blaine KeepWalking188 at ac0c.com
Tue Dec 10 16:48:18 EST 2019


The Lutron dimmers I have in the house here are quiet. Recommended.

For the bulbs, I've found all of the FEIT brand bulbs sold by Costco to 
be quiet also.

73/jeff/ac0c
alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
www.ac0c.com


On 12/10/19 3:35 PM, ve3yv at pathcom.com wrote:
> FWIW - my experience:  incandesent dimmers don't always work on LED bulbs -
> dimmable or otherwise.  I also discovered that not all LED dimmers are
> equal.  In this case, I installed LED pot lights and they recommended a
> Luxton dimmer.  I bought another brand at a big box and it was toast in
> under 2 weeks (total load 140 wts on a 600 wt rating).  Went to electrical
> supply house to get recommended after consulting with manufactuer support.
> Now at 1 year +.  There are some intersting articles about leading v.
> trailing edge dimmers for LED lights.  apparently it can matter.
>
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> 73 George  VE3YV / K8HI
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