We had some old florescent lights that we took down and replaced with LED light fixtures.
Everything is good. The lights are all installed and work great. We do however want to be able to dim them if we can.
The manufacturer says the lights require a 0-10v dimmer, which is easy enough to get and install.
The problem is there are four lights wired to a single switch. At 60 watts per fixture the total wattage per switch is 240 watts.
Some of the information online says the following:
"0-10V dimming doesn't worry about wattage, just that the load is compatible to the ballast/driver being used."
So in other words they are saying (if I understand correctly) that my search for a 0-10v 250+ watt switch is not actually needed.
With a regular light/switch/dimmer you have to make sure the wattage rating is enough, but apparently it's not the same for LED lights.
Hence I am trying to understand understand what I'm shopping for and which other criteria I need to look at.
Everything is good. The lights are all installed and work great. We do however want to be able to dim them if we can.
The manufacturer says the lights require a 0-10v dimmer, which is easy enough to get and install.
The problem is there are four lights wired to a single switch. At 60 watts per fixture the total wattage per switch is 240 watts.
Some of the information online says the following:
"0-10V dimming doesn't worry about wattage, just that the load is compatible to the ballast/driver being used."
So in other words they are saying (if I understand correctly) that my search for a 0-10v 250+ watt switch is not actually needed.
With a regular light/switch/dimmer you have to make sure the wattage rating is enough, but apparently it's not the same for LED lights.
Hence I am trying to understand understand what I'm shopping for and which other criteria I need to look at.