That's not bad at all, it was exactly something like this I was looking for.
It says static power is lower than 3W, US that idling power?
Have you tried putting a power meter on it with all lamps of? 3W seems a bit high for standby power, I would have thought it would be below 1W. Power is expansive in Denmark (about 0.33 USD/kWh)
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Michael
2.6w measured yesterday
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After a few years, what is your experience now with these? Did one break? Were they reliable?Do you have them still in use?Thanks!
Op zondag 6 december 2015 20:01:16 UTC+1 schreef Simon Still:DuncanCatching up on these DMX dimmers - do you now have them in regular use? I've just installed my first of a few.The first channel is running 3x 5W Sylvania LED bulbs. They didn't like being faded (behaved strangely on start up and shut down) but now have it set to step change the dimming and at 65% and 100% they're running fine.The second channel is dimming an uplighter with a 130W halogen bulb in it - that seems to have a very noticable flicker which is rather annoying. Is this faulty, the nature of the dimmer or something that a Loxone setting can address?Simon
another dimmer option is to use the Theben 8 channel knx dimmer - it takes up the space of 2 of the chinese dimmers but has 8 channels instead of 6
After a few years, what is your experience now with these? Did one break? Were they reliable?Do you have them still in use?
Regretting using even one of these. They really seem pretty much useless - high failure rate. Problematic with low (LED) loads. Flicker with Halogen.is there a straight replacement that's high quality? anything other than the same DIN format would be a real pain now given where it's installed.
Regretting using even one of these. They really seem pretty much useless - high failure rate. Problematic with low (LED) loads. Flicker with Halogen.is there a straight replacement that's high quality? anything other than the same DIN format would be a real pain now given where it's installed.I'd like to know this too.
mostly driving Photonstar LED downlights via decent quality drivers.
Of the 10, In the end they all died.
I also find their low-power dimming a little unpredictable. We seem to have random fluctuations in brightness at anything below about 50%, but only in some rooms. I'm also disappointed at how bright the rooms are on minimum brightness, but that could well be a function of the drivers and LEDs used too.
For me, these dimmers are a false economy. If I were doing this again, I'd stump up the extra funds for a better solution.
Having heard that the power supplies are the weak point with these, I was also considering how feasible it would be to bypass the power supplies and provide them with DC from an external supply. Too much on at the moment to look further into this...
Hi Duncan,
What led bulbs are you using? Im using philips and sylvania or megaman. I can check the exact model tomorrow and can dim them with the Theben dimmer to really low setting like 2- 3% without any flicker.
its not so much enthusiasm as pragmastic due to the lack of dmx alternative (at 240v anyway)
my lighting strategy was always to use gu10 fittings with retrofit dimmable bulbs to be able to take advantage of led improvements over time, without having to replace a load of inbuilt led/mains units, and to be able to change K, CRI and beam angle easily once the house had been lived in for a while
...., then loxone dimmers were not a viable option ....24v downlights where too few options to choose
Thanks
They also dim with a rather nice colour temperature change from 2700K down to 2200K and come in 25º or 40º beam angles. Whilst Philips only state a CRI of 80, I've found colour rendition to be as good as any Halogen GU10. Not bad for just under a tenner each.
The failures have all been on circuits that are dimmed rather than on/off (though also the most heavily used bulbs so could be coincidence).
Not impressive regardless - given they have a claimed life of 25 years/25k hours something is substandard.
(As an aside they were ordered from any-lamp.co.uk who, despite claiming to be a UK company on their website and having a UK phone number actually appear to be in the Netherlands and ship from there. However, they have a 3 year warranty on these bulbs and are replacing them without any hassle or requirement to ship the duff bulb back to them so far)
Plenty of my Philips 5.4w dimmable have blown in a year. None of the Costco feit dimmables have failed and I've over 100 of those.
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No failures with a whole house full of photonstar downlights.On the other hand, I'm up to a 5 of 15 failure rate on the dimmers themselves. I have zero confidence in them and will shortly be looking for an entirely new dimming solution.
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I've just this week received an Eldoled constant current driver to test it out as a possible replacement.
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looks like theyve added an internal fuse
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...another of mine appears to be on the way out:-
Hello,I'm still debating with my self about getting the DMX extension, or just using other dimming solutions.I have been searching for a DIN mounted 230V LED dimmer, as an alternative to the Loxone dimmer.For some uses it would be nice just to mount the 230V dimmer in the DIN enclosure, like the Loxone dimmer. I have been searching for a DMX alternative, but haven't found anything that seemed like a good buy.So if you can recommend something, I would be grateful.SincerelyMichael
The main problem is the lack of spec e.g. British Standard and CE marking that may be an issue for electricians signing it off.
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