DVDdoug:
Of course, these ideas will NOT work ... with most AC LED lights which actually require AC (but a regular phase-controlled dimmer wont work with these either).
That's interesting.
My lamps work great, then I tried the two different LEDstrings I have with my dimmer and they were kind of sucky.
I tried them with my X10 and they go on/off OK with a Socket Rocket and an Appliance Mod, but they balked at "full intensity" from the Dimmer module - my dimmer's results were better.
I suspect a couple of issues, with my dimmer:
- a very narrow range of adjustment, of the conduction angle, before the LEDs cut out. My dimmer, with lamps, goes from 90-150 deg., and a 40W lamp isn't so bright at 90 where the LEDs were pretty much extinguished
- there's holding current (below which the TRIAC will cut out irrespective) and LED strings' low current probably forces an early drop out, too