You swap a warm old incandescent for a shiny new LED, turn the dimmer down for dinner, and the room starts to hum or pulse. It's a familiar letdown, and it usually has nothing to do with a faulty bulb ...
If you’re shopping for LEDs, there are many options to choose from — and dimmer compatibility only complicates matters. Even if you pick the proper color temperature, lumens rating and a desired beam ...
The Switch-to-Dim version of Feit's IntelliBulb is a bright, efficient 60W replacement option with three distinct brightness settings and a strong quality of light. The IntelliBulb isn't quite as good ...
Solid-state lighting (SSL) differs from conventional lighting in that it uses light-emitting diodes (LEDs) instead of filaments, plasma, or gases. Although still relatively early in its development, ...
Dimming has been a constant challenge of LED lighting for years and digital dimmers are particularly problematic. Power is an issue, for example. With digital technology the MPU needs approximately 20 ...
DOE has published a new report, Dimming LEDs with Phase-Cut Dimmers: The Specifier's Process for Maximizing Success. The report was created in response to issues raised about dimming by energy ...
I made this dimmer circuit because I have a cheap chinese LED lamp that doesn’t have the option to dim its light. It is a simple PWM dimmer built with the well-knows 555 integrated circuit and a power ...