brantmacga
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- Former Child
once again. . .a whisper from nowhere. . ."use the Ccfl's for dimming". . .
Achtung!
Alles touristen und non-technishen looken peepers! Das machine is nicht fur der fingerpoken und mittengrabben. Is easy schnappen der springenwerk, blowenfusen und popencorken mit spitzen sparken und flitzenflamen. Das machine is diggen by experten only. Is nicht fur gerwerken by das dummkopfen. Das rubbernecken sightseeren keepen das cottenpiken hands in das pockets. Relaxen und watchen das blinkenlights.
brantmacga said:i think most dimmable cfl's will go down to about 20% of their full intensity, and most are supposed to work w/ regular dimmers. the CCFL's will dim on any incandescent/magnetic dimmer w/o any problems.
electricmanscott said:Lot's of things wil work even when done wrong. Is this right or wrong?
electricmanscott said:Is it right or wrong to use a dimmer listed for incandescent, or a dimmer listed for magnetic low voltage, to dim a compact fluorescent lamp?
electricmanscott said:Many low voltage fixture instructions say they are dimmable with standard incandescent dimmers. Why then do we need low voltage dimmers?
I don't know. Very seldom do you see a lamp type called out to only be used. A typical label would be "MAX 60 watt A-19 lamp". That doesn't preclude a 40 watt B lamp, for instance. I did put up some pendants in a bathroom recently that said "T-10 lamp only", in which case I would say that you can't rightfully use a CFL, unless they came in a T-10 jacket size.brantmacga said:i gotcha scott. i would say unless specifically listed then it is not legal, but how many fixtures w/ cfl's installed are actually listed to have them?
And that is exactly my point.LarryFine said:You're more likely to see "incandescent only" on a dimmer than a specific bulb type.