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<blockquote data-quote="MeFil" data-source="post: 357248" data-attributes="member: 17421"><p>The limit on the number of LED's on a dimmer module is due to the repetitive peak inrush current. The inrush current can be very high (as you have found out) and can cause the dimmer to fail very quickly.</p><p></p><p>One solution is to limit the number of led's per dimmer but then you can get problems with not enough load on the dimmer and only getting 20% dimming, which still isn't any good. A resload can solve that, but that kind of defeats the object of going led (imho)</p><p></p><p>also worth bearing in mind is the max load of the yoke. That limits the number of dimmers you can put on the yoke (assuming you are using a grid switch)</p><p></p><p>My opinion.... domestic led downlights probably aren't best suited to a commercial environment. You're'e better of looking at other dimming technologies, such as 0-10v.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MeFil, post: 357248, member: 17421"] The limit on the number of LED's on a dimmer module is due to the repetitive peak inrush current. The inrush current can be very high (as you have found out) and can cause the dimmer to fail very quickly. One solution is to limit the number of led's per dimmer but then you can get problems with not enough load on the dimmer and only getting 20% dimming, which still isn't any good. A resload can solve that, but that kind of defeats the object of going led (imho) also worth bearing in mind is the max load of the yoke. That limits the number of dimmers you can put on the yoke (assuming you are using a grid switch) My opinion.... domestic led downlights probably aren't best suited to a commercial environment. You're'e better of looking at other dimming technologies, such as 0-10v. [/QUOTE]
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