LED grid dimmer swap

cider · 23 Sep 2017

Hi. After installing dimmable led bulbs in the kitchen the lights all started pulsing on & off ( in the kitchen ). I have been given at cef a new grid dimmer but it says maximum of 10 bulbs and i have 12.
Question 1. Will and how does the one i have been given fit in place of the existing one given the existing one fits directly in the frame and the new one is less then half the size with just a back nut.
Question 2. Do i need to get a more suitable module instead ?

Photos above of existing unit and replacement supplied.
Help appreciated

EFLImpudence · 23 Sep 2017

You have not bought (or been given) a grid switch but one that fits a normal face-plate with a hole in it.

Saying the number of bulbs is not a help; it depends on the wattage.

CEF are crap.

Iggifer · 23 Sep 2017

It’s expensive, but this is what you want.

It’s an LED dimmer module for grid plates and comes with 9 different faceplates to suit your gridplate - including your MK.

It only takes one module so you’ll have a bit more flexibility in the box

333rocky333 · 23 Sep 2017

EFLImpudence said:
You have not bought (or been given) a grid switch but one that fits a normal face-plate with a hole in it.

Saying the number of bulbs is not a help; it depends on the wattage.

CEF are crap.

Some Led dimmers do seem to have a maximum amount of lamps though, I assume theres something in each lamp that affects the dimmer.

https://www.varilight.co.uk/dimmers/dimmers-for-leds.php

EFLImpudence · 23 Sep 2017

333rocky333 said:
Some Led dimmers do seem to have a maximum amount of lamps though, I assume theres something in each lamp that affects the dimmer.

Thanks Rocky.

Your link also states the wattage - so not suitable for ten 100W bulbs.

333rocky333 · 23 Sep 2017

EFLImpudence said:
Thanks Rocky.

Your link also states the wattage - so not suitable for ten 100W bulbs.

That link was just an example, its Not for the ops dimmer.
The ops one in his pic has on the side
Up to 10 lamps
Led max 120 watt
Gls 10 -250w

winston1 · 23 Sep 2017

Why on earth do you want to dim lights in a kitchen? It is a work room and needs as much light as possible.

EFLImpudence · 23 Sep 2017

333rocky333 said:
The ops one in his pic has on the side

Beg pardon.

I didn't see that. I was only going by what he wrote.

333rocky333 · 23 Sep 2017

EFLImpudence said:
Beg pardon.

I didn't see that. I was only going by what he wrote.

Dodgy portugese wifi, to be fair the big pictures did take an age to load

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