Questions tagged [dimmer]
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Dimmer circuit for 6 VAC load
I’m working on a small project where I need to build a dimmer circuit for a 6 V AC lamp. I tried using a DIAC, but its breakover voltage is around 30 V, which is too high for my application. I’m ...
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Triac with optotriac dimmer
I want to design an electrical circuit to regulate power of IR heater. I want to be robust, immune to electrical noise, and ensures long-term stability and reliability under real-world operating ...
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Need a simple circuit to do threshold tests against a 220V circuit being varied by phase-cut lighting dimmer
I am looking for a way to test to see if a phase cut dimmer on a 220V AC circuit is set to over a certain approximate percentage of full power, and use the output of that test to trigger a relay ...
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Can I Connect Two CXM-32-35-80-54-AC00-F2-3 LEDs in Parallel with an MW ELG-240-54B Driver?
Hello Electrical Engineering Experts, I’m working on a project where I plan to connect two Luminus CXM-32-35-80-54-AC00-F2-3 LEDs in parallel using a Mean Well ELG-240-54B driver. From my ...
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Understanding Meanwell ELG 100 24B 3-in-1 dimming
I am new to LED drivers and I am trying to set up 0-10 V dimmers in my house. I bought a few Meanwell ELG 100 24B drivers to control 3 groups of pot lights, but I am struggling to control the ...
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3kW Heater Regulator
I want to build a triac based regulator to bring a 220VAC 3kW (measured 3.5kW on 230VAC) water heater down to 1kw, I plan on replacing triac on a fan regulator circuit to a better one but I am ...
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I need help with trailing edge dimmer implementation
I'm trying to implement trailing edge dimmer for 220 V/50 Hz < 100 W AC load (LED drivers compatible with trailing edge dimming) and would appreciate review of my circuit - will it work or burst in ...
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How to combine a 12V DC Motor in a Light Fixture with Dimmer & 12V DC to 110V AC Inverter?
I have a question regarding a light fixture I'm building that also has a motor in it. It has geometric shapes that spin slowly around the light (almost like a mobile) and this is what I'm using the ...
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P-channel MOSFET LED dimmer
I am building the dimmer circuit for the LED array. The circuit is based on P-channel MOSFET. The circuit works but I afraid that the MOSFET can be damaged when the potentiometer R1 is in its lowest ...
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Do dimmers affect consumption?
I'm almost hesitant to ask this question because it just seems like I'm going to get lambasted with the obvious but I truly do not know the answer. This is a two prong (no pun intended) question. If I ...
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Using 5-in-1 dimmable power supply with PWM dimmer for LED strip
I hope my question is not too basic. I'm confused as to how I am supposed to connect a PWM 24V dimmer with my 24V 5-in-1 dimmable power supply. The 5-in-1 has AC inputs (neutral and load), LED- and ...
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Using a 24V dimmer with 12V
I have a Paulmann 70975 24V LED touch dimmer that I want to use with 12V LEDs. The input voltage is provided by a MeanWell LPV-60-12 12V 5A power supply. The consumer is a 12V 2835 white LED stripe of ...
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LED dimmer driver board
I am all very new to the electrical stuff and perhaps this is an advanced project but hopefully someone can at least point me in the right direction. I am looking to create a PCB that will allow me to ...
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Optimizing Incandescent Traffic Light Design
I'm currently working on designing an incandescent traffic light system and could use some guidance on extending and optimizing my design. Initially, I've successfully implemented the required ...
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Why is this light-dimming configuration flickering? Why is it not stable?
My question is why is this configuration showing an unstable flickering voltage accross the light bulb? Were incorrect capicitance values used? Observing the oscilloscope, I note that there is some ...