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Is that "10 times" inrush you refer to for the lamps you use? The 35mA certainly ties up with a u47 cap on the mains. Proper LED driver chips/circuits can limit the inrush so it'll be device dependent. Look at data Sheets for Infineon, Power Integration etc.

Blimey. So no current limiting or over-current sensing or PFC etc.? Ah well, everyone wants the cheapest I guess. I saw a tear-down of several LED lamps (albeit it a few years ago); some had drivers plus bridge & cap and some had a little R+C for noise. The Quinetic receiver been on for 2 hours...

Yes, the inrush comment surprised me too. Perhaps they (MK) are just covering themselves. Not sure of cheap step-down/switcher circuits used in low-cost bulbs but inrush is limited with Infineon/PI/DiodesInc LED drivers. Maybe some of the real cheapo ones use the absolute minimum? And likely a...

As a slight aside MK Echo, for their receiver, say "...however we recommend a maximum load of 3 x LED lamps only due to the in-rush current." Obviously, I'm not sure how the Quinetic will behave regarding inrush - there's only one way to find out and perhaps that's the reason for the 500W limit.

Thanks TimboTwo, your hands-on experience is appreciated.

Yes, the item was a dimmer controlling a group of LED lamps. And yes, they flashed until I replaced one of the LED lamps with a filament lamp. All was OK after that. I assume the LED lamps have a switcher design PS so, when 'off', it trickled up and discharged hence the flash. Ah, the benefits...

Oh, I just noticed on TLC website they include a 500W rating for LEDs for the 6Amp receiver. I'll buy and try.

Thanks Taylortwocities. Yes, the product that proved problematic was a 'no neutral' receiver. I now understand. Any thoughts/opinions/feedback on physical and electrical reliability? I realise it's made you-know-where and down to a budget. The other reason I was worried is that the similar...

I'm looking into using Quinetic receivers for lighting and see a lot of entries on the forum. But I can't find an answer so hoping a user can help. Does the receiver require a minimum load for the lighting. I've had problems with electronic switches before when using standard mains LED lamps...