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LED bulbs glow brightly and won't turn off (Varilight IR dimmer switch).
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<blockquote data-quote="ElectricAlex" data-source="post: 474796" data-attributes="member: 30888"><p>Hi</p><p></p><p>This is a follow up from <a href="https://electricianforum.co.uk/topic/40040-trying-to-find-suitable-led-dimmer-switches/#comment-474403" target="_blank">this</a> thread:</p><p></p><p>I have created a new thread as this is an entirely different issue.</p><p></p><p>I am using Philips LED Classic 5.5 W GU10 Glass Dimmable Spot Lights everywhere.</p><p></p><p>A) One room has three of these bulbs totalling 16.5W on one light fitting.</p><p></p><p>B) Another room has 6 bulbs totalling 33W.</p><p></p><p>C) Another room similar to (B) has 6 bulbs totalling 33W.</p><p></p><p>In the case of room (B) and room (C), both 33 watts, when turning off the Varilight IR dimmer a single LED would light up. This was fixed by wiring in parallel a 1 watt "glowlight" resistor. So all good.</p><p></p><p>My continuing issue is with room (A) at 16.5 watts. I have also put in a GlowFix and whenever there is a varilight IR dimmer installed it simply won't turn off. All LEDs glow very brightly. I have already returned one Varilight IR dimmer switch as faulty and the replacement exhibits similar behaviour.</p><p></p><p>Now if I put in the original crabtree series 7000 dimmer (without IR) into room (A) there are no issues at all. Any ideas on how I can get the Varilight IR to work as intended? Remember they work done on my other rooms with identical bulbs (just more of them).</p><p></p><p>Thanks..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ElectricAlex, post: 474796, member: 30888"] Hi This is a follow up from [URL="https://electricianforum.co.uk/topic/40040-trying-to-find-suitable-led-dimmer-switches/#comment-474403"]this[/URL] thread: I have created a new thread as this is an entirely different issue. I am using Philips LED Classic 5.5 W GU10 Glass Dimmable Spot Lights everywhere. A) One room has three of these bulbs totalling 16.5W on one light fitting. B) Another room has 6 bulbs totalling 33W. C) Another room similar to (B) has 6 bulbs totalling 33W. In the case of room (B) and room (C), both 33 watts, when turning off the Varilight IR dimmer a single LED would light up. This was fixed by wiring in parallel a 1 watt "glowlight" resistor. So all good. My continuing issue is with room (A) at 16.5 watts. I have also put in a GlowFix and whenever there is a varilight IR dimmer installed it simply won't turn off. All LEDs glow very brightly. I have already returned one Varilight IR dimmer switch as faulty and the replacement exhibits similar behaviour. Now if I put in the original crabtree series 7000 dimmer (without IR) into room (A) there are no issues at all. Any ideas on how I can get the Varilight IR to work as intended? Remember they work done on my other rooms with identical bulbs (just more of them). Thanks.. [/QUOTE]
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