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| these are line voltage, can u use a dimmer on them? the have a two position switch on the lights themselves but i prefer to use wall dimmer and leave them on high |
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| I don't know about "u" but "you" certainly can. |
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| What does the manufacturer say? The biggest problem is if the lights contain low voltage bulbs they may have a power supply that is NOT compatible with certain types of dimmers (or any dimmers). The input voltage is NOT the only thing you need to know.
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- Posted by trinity_2010 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 30, 11 at 10:57
| ok i called the kichler and they said yes but it needs to be 'electronic' dimmer....i assume this is not your everyday dimmer? |
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- Posted by ronnatalie (My Page) on Thu, Jun 30, 11 at 14:52
| You need a dimmer that says it can be used with fluorescents or low voltage lights. Some of the cheaper dimmers get screwed up with trying to find the zero crossing on a non-resistive load. |
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| "Some of the cheaper dimmers get screwed up with trying to find the zero crossing on a non-resistive load." Worse than that, the chopping of the leading edge of the voltage waveform causes a lot of high frequency noise that can destroy transformers and power supplies not especially designed to cope. Shutting off on the falling edge before a zero crossing is not nearly as bad, but takes a different part than a Thyristor used in common incandescent dimmers. |
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- Posted by trinity_2010 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 30, 11 at 21:52
| well i have a leviton decora sureslide in there and it works great. i guess i'll see what happens |
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