What do you need to know about dimmable lights?

The use of dimmers to control the brightness of the lights to bring the advantages of energy saving, extend the life of the lamps and improve the comfort of the environment, then in the use of dimmers for flexible lighting control before you need to pay attention to what?

Dimming fixtures and dimmers compatibility

In the use of dimmers for lighting control before, need to note that not all lights are dimmable this point, whether the lamp itself can be dimmed and what types of dimmers need to be compatible with the need to consider the factors before buying.

Energy saving light bulbs: If you want to buy dimmable energy saving light bulbs, you need to check the packaging or website to see if they are dimmable. And in the purchase of the corresponding dimmer need to pay attention to whether there is labeled with energy-saving bulbs compatible, traditional old-style dimmer may not be suitable for energy-saving bulbs, if the use of incompatible dimmers are easy to damage the bulb, in use may lead to flickering, buzzing or electrical failure.
Halogen bulbs: Halogen bulbs have a relatively high level of dimming compatibility with most traditional dimmers. 230V halogen bulbs can work smoothly with either mechanical or electronic dimmers, but 12V halogen bulbs require the use of electronic dimmers to ensure stable operation. In the choice of halogen bulb dimmer or need to be based on the type of voltage of the bulb to make a more appropriate choice.
LED bulbs: in the purchase of LED lamps and lanterns also need to pay attention to see whether there is a dimming function, as well as LED lamps and lanterns and LED dimmers in order to be compatible, so in the choice of dimmer need to pay attention to whether the LED dimmer.

In the choice of dimming open light also need to pay attention to the dimmer support wattage range, such as common LED dimmer support mostly 600W power, if you want to connect the lamps and lanterns uniformly to a dimmer for lighting control, then you need to pay attention to all the lamps and lanterns power can not add up to more than 600W, if more than the dimmer's power, the lamps and lanterns may explode or lead to the main fuse blowing.

Types of dimmer switches

Standard Dimmer Switches: Standard dimmer switches are used as traditional dimmers for incandescent and halogen bulbs in conventional fixtures. Standard dimmer switches are ideal for bulbs without electronic drivers, but correspondingly, standard dimmer switches are not suitable for use with LED lights or energy saving bulbs.
Electronic dimmer switches: Electronic dimmer switches are generally more efficient and stable than standard switches, and are suitable for electronic transformers, low voltage bulbs (e.g., 12V halogen bulbs), and dimmable LED fixtures.
LED dimmer switch: LED dimmer is designed for LED fixtures, led dimmer inside a built-in driver, more suitable for LED lamps and lanterns dimming function, but it should be noted that, before purchasing, you need to confirm whether the led lamps and lanterns are dimmable, compatible with dimmer, control all lamps and lanterns wattage is whether there is more than the dimmer's maximum wattage and other matters.
Plug-in dimmer switch: plug-in dimmer on light is designed for some independent lamps (such as table lamps, floor lamps), the plug of the independent lamps into the dimmer, and then the dimmer is then inserted into the socket to control the dimming function. It is more convenient to use and does not require complex installation scenarios.