Universal Dimmer

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  1. ray.sherriff@cabra.com.au

    [email protected]

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    I have supplied & programmed some gear to an electrician
    He has supplied all the lights
    There are 2 univeral dimmers controlling some LED lights
    He has reported that one of the dimmer channels is "acting funny" (his words :)), when he tries to manually operate it. Apparently it is flashing 1 long, followed by 1 short. I have never seen this before, any ideas?
    I have sent him a message to clarify the no of drivers on the channel, & also to try it with an incandescent load
     
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  2. ray.sherriff@cabra.com.au

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    Sorry that should be 1 long followed by 13 short :eek:
     
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  3. ray.sherriff@cabra.com.au

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    Sounds like the uni dimmer is switching between modes (leading / trailing) and not settling on either.

    This means your LED lamps are not compatible.

    Solutions: try a load compatibility device, or remove the dodgy LED lamps and replace them with proper ones that actually work.
     
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  4. ray.sherriff@cabra.com.au

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    I have talked to the installer
    This particular problem looks like it was caused by incorrectly wired drivers.
    1 other issue though
    There is flicker happening on 3 separate channels (2 different dimmers)
    Flicker is present when using an incandescent test lamp. LEDs moved to spare channel & operate normally
    Thank you
     
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