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Remember when you didn't have to worry if something as basic as a lightbulb was compatible with something as basic as a switch?
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Mon 25 Jan 2021, 19:41, , Reply)
This is a normal post I wasn’t impressed either.
Don’t even get me started on the dimmable bedside lights I have. Bought a replacement LED bulb for one of those only to have it flicker horribly in anything other than fully on.
Rather than replace two rather nice lamps ahead of time I bought a crap load of spare halogens on Amazon.
 (I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Mon 25 Jan 2021, 19:52, , Reply)
This is a normal post A dimmer isn't just a switch, LEDs work fine with on/off switches.

(I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Mon 25 Jan 2021, 20:08, , Reply)
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I don't have on/off switches.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Mon 25 Jan 2021, 20:31, , Reply)
This is a normal post A dimmer is a potentiometer/variable resistor, not just a switch.
And a diode is not a bulb.
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Well spotted. Have a gold star.


(I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Mon 25 Jan 2021, 20:33, , Reply)
This is a normal post I don’t have anything to add but I really want a star.

(I helped save b3ta! mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ, Tue 26 Jan 2021, 17:45, , Reply)
This is a normal post Nah,
domestic mains lighting dimmers change the shape of the waveform to reduce the overall power in each AC cycle and can only be used with lamps that work with a non-sinusoidal AC supply (hence the need for dimmable LED lamps, and even then some are fussy about the waveform).

Resistive dimmers are too bulky, inefficient and get too hot to be practical in domestic lighting.
 (I helped save b3ta! Happosai _,,,,_(O ; o)_,,,, Mon 25 Jan 2021, 20:49, , Reply)
This is a normal post I once had a 'haunted' fluorescent bulb.
It started lighting intermittently (~1s) when switched off.
 (I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Mon 25 Jan 2021, 21:02, , Reply)
This is a normal post Fluorescent lamps are powered via a 'ballast' circuit to limit the current supply.
They may contain capacitors which could store sufficient charge to power the lamp for a short duration after the supply voltage has been removed.
 (I helped save b3ta! Happosai _,,,,_(O ; o)_,,,, Mon 25 Jan 2021, 22:31, , Reply)
This is a normal post I'd thought of a capacitor, but it did it repeatedly.
My guess was some sort of current leakage allowing it to recharge. It died a few weeks after.
 (I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Mon 25 Jan 2021, 23:54, , Reply)
This is a normal post Yeah, sounds like dodgy wiring
or your microwave oven was seriously leaking radiation!
 (I helped save b3ta! Happosai _,,,,_(O ; o)_,,,, Tue 26 Jan 2021, 0:40, , Reply)
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But I hate them buzzy dimmers.
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Well DUH
 (MC Chicken Sandwich Me gusta ver la pornografía de los milfs., Mon 25 Jan 2021, 20:55, , Reply)
This is a normal post There is a pot in there, but it’s a triac that does the dimming.
It does this by turning the power on and off around 100Hz.

Most LED drivers don’t react well to this.
 (I helped save b3ta! jonbob loves you, Mon 25 Jan 2021, 20:56, , Reply)
This is a normal post Physically, the knob is a switch-pot. What happens beyond that is arcane magic.
I'm fine to mod your battery operated synth but don't let me rewire your house.
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