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Designer69:
I can see why you are confused.
I looked at various web sites relative to Bodine LED drivers. Very little needed information to answer your questions.
As best I can determine the Bodine devices are backup power supplies for LED fixtures. How they work, and what they do, and what application problems may exist I did not find.
Bodine may require the fixture to be dimmable. My guess is that this would be necessary. But they say the output is a sine wave. Many dimmable LED devices are not dimmable by adjusting the amplitude of a sine wave, and require phase shift dimmining. Not clear how Bodine works with 0-10 V dimming.
When power is present is the Bodine doing anything except resting and charging? If that is all, then switching to it as a power source on loss of AC power must be part of Bodine.
On loss of AC power Bodine apparently switches to become the power source, and operates in a power limited mode.
1) Can I use an emergency bodine driver on a suspended linear fixture or do they only work for recessed fixtures?
Linear or recessed is not the issue. The issue is whether the two items will work together, and this is a function of the design of the products.
2) If I have a 40W LED fixture, can I use a 20W bodine driver (maximum they make, I checked on their site) and it will operate the fixture just fine? (granted half or less output)
I would say that if they work, then yes. Part of the purpoae is to get dimmed output to increase battery life.
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