RE: Using CBUS dimmers to switch LED fittings

["Neil Ball" <neilball@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You may still have problems with the LEDs even if you try and set the
dimmer
to instant on/non-dimming. Many still have minimum load requirements and
will still probably chop up the nice, clean AC sine wave even when
operating
at 100% output which I've seen cause problems with flicker etc on LED
fittings in the past.



Could you not use the dimmer to operate the coil of a relay and then use
the
relay contacts to switch the fittings? Again there may be minimum load
requirements to deal with.



Neil B.



From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Brian Smith
Sent: 23 January 2012 16:19
To: Ukha
Subject: [ukha_d] Using CBUS dimmers to switch LED fittings





Seeing the recent posts about low energy replacement bulbs has reminded me
about a related question I have been meaning to ask.

I have a number of lighting circuits that are controlled by CBUS dimmers
but
I wouldn't be too devastated to lose the dimming function if I replaced
with
LED bulbs.

So my question is will it break anything, bulbs or dimmer, if I change for
LED. Can the dimmer be set to 'instant' rather than soft on/off?

Thanks

Brian





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