Other lights on circuit do not. Been that way long time. I finally got my dumb kid (a doctor BTW) to see if wires are black to black. I will go to Portland tomorrow. My question is what can be on a circuit to keep an off light showing dim like a brown out? I believe the fixture is a flat pancake LED. No bulb type
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Posts: 6711 | Location: Oregon | Registered: September 01, 2001
Dumb question: Are there any possible UV sources nearby? We have a few plug-in flying insect traps that have a low power UV led in them to attract the insects to the sticky card. I notice the ceiling LED lights look like they're very dimly on, but it is the UV black light effect.
Posts: 11178 | Location: On the mountain off the grid | Registered: February 25, 2002
Is it on any kind of smart switch or dimmer - basically anything but a dumb paddle or rocker switch?
Some smart and electronic dimmer switches, especially ones without a neutral, pull a small amount of current through the light to power their electronics. For incandescent and most florescent this isn't enough power to cause any light. But for LEDs this is enough to dimly light them.
Posts: 900 | Location: IL | Registered: September 08, 2004
Exactly what I was thinking. I have some smart switches that have a neutral and still pass a small current. Since other lights do not, are they different brand led bulb?
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Originally posted by eyrich: Is it on any kind of smart switch or dimmer - basically anything but a dumb paddle or rocker switch?
Some smart and electronic dimmer switches, especially ones without a neutral, pull a small amount of current through the light to power their electronics. For incandescent and most florescent this isn't enough power to cause any light. But for LEDs this is enough to dimly light them.
Posts: 1085 | Location: Ohio | Registered: August 22, 2008
I have an LED light in my bathroom that sometimes flickers at an intermediate brightness setting. My electrician told me that a more expensive triac dimmer would fix that problem.
That might fix your problem too.
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Posts: 11313 | Location: San Diego | Registered: July 26, 2014
I just read something about this the other day. Basically some switches can "leak" current and the super high efficiency of the LED requires so little power.
Posts: 5671 | Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA | Registered: February 27, 2001
