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Cursed plumbing (media.piefed.world)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/memes@lemmy.world
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[–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

That just means the driver is not flicker free, not the LED board itself, and there are flicker free drivers out there but they're just not available for the average consumer.

But visible flicker? On an LED that's just emitting light? I've never seen that before. Maybe it's a UK and Europe thing.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    I live in Canada (60Hz here) and I just installed a new range hood above my stove. It came with standard recessed halogen light fixtures with LED bulbs. Rather than being fully dimmable, the switch has high and low settings. When set to low, I can definitely see visible flicker.

    I also have this same style of lights above my bathroom mirror and a dimmer switch there. They also display more and more flicker when dimmed.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    Ah. That's a driver issue again. The dimmer is adjusting the voltage, and it the voltage dips too low, the LED chips don't have enough juice to run. Hence the flickering. If there is a driver attached to your LEDs, you might want to consider a 0-10V driver or one that specifically says flicker free.

    EldoLED drivers are excellent for this but costly because they're commercial grade.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    There’s no driver. These are bulbs designed for traditional halogen fixtures which connect directly to 120V mains AC.

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  • [–] 0 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Ah connected to mains. There would be a way to add a driver in between but will require an electrician and it's just not worth it if you can just put it to high output.

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