Mr. Microscope Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Hi All, 'Found this today. The company claims that it's dimmable up to 10%. I'm guessing they mean in a standard dimmer switch, however there is a asterix after the 10%*, and no explaination for what that means. Maybe a pipedream. Ugly color temp of 3000K, but maybe we could go in there and swap out the LED. It's a PAR20 with one eight watt LED (from what I can tell). Sells for about $27 at Lowes . They also make a PAR38, 30 and MR16, claiming they all are dimmable. Wuduhyuhthink? Link to comment
Rocket Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Yup government deemed them competitive for the market at the higher price point due to 40000+ hrs of life. was looking at getting some LED r30's for my kitchen but they use the same energy as my current r30 spirals. they only offer longer life. So I passed... and they where $64 and I'd need 15. I actually liked the demo colored ones in the 3100k range, 2700 is ok, but for a modern kitchen higher ratings like 3500k would be ideal. Link to comment
Miami797 Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 http://www.ledlighttech.com/LED%20Replacement%20Bulbs.htm Quite a few of these are dimmable. Link to comment
doctaq Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 i think they have to be dimmed by a triac or something dimmer Link to comment
evilc66 Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Yep, just a standard triac dimmer. There is a list of known approved dimmers in the datasheet. If $27 isn't too much for you, get it and pull it apart. You may not be able to easily change out the LEDs though, as they most likely use Sylvania/Osram LEDs, which aren't always the easiest to get, depending on the model. Link to comment
jam05pr Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 evilc66, will your par38 bulbs have the ability to be dimmed in the future? I am contemplating which route to take on my led build. Link to comment
Hans Dorn Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 I guess the LED driver is peeking at the line voltage to determine the desired amount of dimming Link to comment
evilc66 Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 evilc66, will your par38 bulbs have the ability to be dimmed in the future? I am contemplating which route to take on my led build. We are trying to integrate that feature, but it's not so easy. Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted October 20, 2010 Author Share Posted October 20, 2010 Cool! That would change the game a bit. I'll bet you'd sell twice as many if they were dimmable. Good luck. Can't wait to see the Evil66 PAR38"D". Link to comment
jam05pr Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Yeah that would really be a determining factor for me. I am torn between starting a diy build or using par38 bulbs. Nothing easier than screwing in an led bulb and being done with it. Link to comment
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