The dimmer switch actually defaults to not allowing the lights to go below 40-50%. I assume that’s because led lights are known for having issues past that point. So you might have never actually tested led lights at their actual 10% range.
I’ve got 7 lights in 110 sq ft. The room was awkwardly shaped so there was no good way around a lot of lights without a central heavy shadow casting setup.
In a house I've been workin on the past few months, I installed several of those lites, although the dim preset switch was slightly different. They dim up and down, although around 10% they do shut off. But they turn on instantly.
Thanks Can you please tell me what brand of lights you use and what dimmer you use?
The dimmer I was using the is LED+ DIVA dimmer by Lutron
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Don't remember the lights brand, they are prolly all made in the same factory anyway...the dimmers I think are Leviton. Try a few different dimmers, including the old rotary-style, to get a better understanding.
And play with the dim switch on the light too, it may need to be set at max for the dimmer to work properly. Sometimes you gotta experiment with this stuff to find the right combo of components.
It also may be that that light will not work with a dimmer, because it already has dim presets. In which case, swap it out for one that doesn't have the dim preset switch. Really, that just adds a weak link to the whole setup, since you are using a dimmer switch anyway.
I’ve got two brands, neither could cold start at their lowest setting less than 2 seconds. The one was 2 seconds but a double flicker.
Both would start instantly if they were turned on and off quickly / within a few seconds.
I’ve seen this issue with cabinet light strips too. I was able to significantly improve that with a non off the shelf ac to dc adapter.
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