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Dimmer for LED light with 25 lights

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  • 21-10-2022 1:09pm
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    N1one
    Registered Users Posts: 82 ✭✭


    I'm looking for advice on a dimmer to use with this light (Layla - 25 light LED pendant).

    Normal led dimmer doesn't work, I guess because there are too many led bulbs. Advice/suggestions welcome. Thanks.

    https://www.woodies.ie/layla-25-light-led-pendant-1154388



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    coylemj
    Registered Users Posts: 25,464 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    I'm not an electrician but I did some research on dimming LEB bulbs.

    First, the LEB bulbs themselves must be dimmmable - there's nothing on that Woodies page whch says that those bulbs are dimmable so I would assume they are not. With single LEB bulbs that you buy in the shops, there is a symbol on the box which says if they are or are not dimmable. You'll have to ask them in Woodies but unless they can show you the dimmable symbol on the box, or it's explicitly stated in the owner's manual, I would take it that they are not dimmable.

    https://www.ledsupply.com/blog/dimming-leds-guide-how-to-tell-if-your-lights-are-dimmable/

    Second, you need a dimmer that can hande LED bulbs. The Varilight V-Pro is the one I bought, it works as described.

    If the bulbs in that Wooodies LED Pendant do support dimming then this V-Pro dimmer is what you need, it supports up to 30 bulbs. Note that none of the Varilight dimmers with a special finish (gold, brass, silver etc.) support more than 10 LEDs, the only one I can see in their range that supports more than 10 LEDs is this one ....

    https://www.varilight.co.uk/configurator/product.php?code=JQP601W

    I bought my V-Pro in Screwfix, they have a range of Varilight dimmers but the only white single dimmer they sell is this one, which I bought. It supports up to 10 LEDs....

    https://www.varilight.co.uk/configurator/product.php?code=JQP401W



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