Led dimmer

Dimming of LedStore led luminaires

Led dimming is possible with almost all our products. Dimmable LED has been in our range since the beginning of 2010. Dimmable LED panels, LED strips, LED spots and LED bulbs are available in many different styles and dimmable. Led dimmer models can also be found in our range and we go through the different options here.

Our wall luminaires, such as Blade, Line and In-wall, cannot be dimmed, but around 95% of the range is dimmable. Technically speaking, dimming can usually be done either on the primary side (TRIAC dimming 230V, with traditional rotary wall dimmers) or on the secondary side (12VDC and 24VDC, usually dimmed with wireless dimmers).

The range also includes dimmable DC-DC transformers (mA-controllable), as well as DALI transformers for DALI control. In addition, transformers are available for push-dim dimmers. Among the dimmers in LedStore’s own range are our VaLO series of wireless dimmers and receivers. Wireless dimming technologies are RF-led dimmer or RF Zigbee-led dimmer for smart control.

TRIAC led dimmer for led spots and panels, Front side (230V) with traditional wired wall dimmer

The dimming of led spots (including spot sets) and panels is done from the primary side, with standard light dimmers (230V, rotatable led dimmer) available in hardware stores. When designing a dimming system, it is a good idea to check the luminaire models with which the dimming will work (see table below). Also led strips can be dimmed from the first side, as long as you choose a dimmable transformer LedStore’s led strip is always a so-called “dimmer”. dimmable led. For example, the TRIAC transformer is suitable for use with multiple rotatable LED dimmers. We also have 1-10V dimming transformers available for LED strips and on request also for spots and panels.

We currently recommend the following ABB and Schneider wired wall models for dimming spots and panels:

Schneider Exxact led dimmer RC (replaced model with electricity number 2622161) (max. 370W), electricity number 2622144
Schneider Exxact Led dimmer SBD200LED (short name), with electricity number 2622225
ABB Led dimmer 6523 RL+RC, with electricity number 2619377, Impressivo-style bezel ordered separately.
- set to RC for dimming spots and to RL for other spots (panels, strips, bulbs)
ABB 6513 RC led light controller with Impressivo frame, electricity number 2619327

Zigbee Led himmennin vastaanotin ja pushdim

Often, the dimmer for LED lights contains a dimming level control screw under the cover, which can be used to limit the power to control the perceived buzz or whirring of the LED dimmer and the minimum light level.

Our VaLO series wireless receiver + button led dimmer combination, dims led spots and panels from the 230V side (receiver between mains power and luminaire transformer). The receiver is available for both 100 W and 400 W loads. Different types of buttons are available. With a wireless dimmer, the LED light dims to almost nothing.
Zigbee led dimmer for the primary side is available in 250W model.

The advantage of wireless dimmers is that even in renovation projects, an old on/off switch can be replaced with a new one without having to make any electrical connections to the circuit breaker. The control buttons are battery operated and the circuit breaker can be glued or screwed in place. For example, you can light the front of a wardrobe by simply connecting the power to the lamps and then controlling the lighting wirelessly, without requiring any major modifications.

LED strip dimming from the secondary side (12V or 24V)

Secondary LED dimming is most often used with LED strips. This is often acquired after the event. A receiver is installed between the LED strip and the transformer to control the power between the strip and the transformer (power supply). In this case, there is no need to buy a dimmable transformer, as the adjustment directly controls the lighting level of the strip. The VaLO ZIGBEE series has two receivers for different uses, and three different switch buttons to choose from for the LED strip.

If you don’t want two separate boxes (transformer + receiver), it makes sense to get a direct converter with built-in LED dimming on the secondary side. There are several of these in the range.

VaLO RF product family or VaLO Zigbee product family. The range includes dimmable 24V led transformers from 30-200W.

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It is also possible to control Zigbee receivers/transformers e.g. on your phone when you get a Philips HUE bridge.

The contact dimmer in our range is also a secondary dimmer, i.e. it is installed between the strip and the transformer. So when changing the current after the transformer, the transformer doesn’t need to be dimmable, it’s enough that the LED strip is (all our strips are dimmable).

Dimming of Led bulbs (not led tubes)

Our LED bulbs are mostly dimmable, but the dimming result depends on which LED dimmer is used. Below is a list of the dimmers tested. Some dimmers require a minimum load of 36W to work well. At lower loads you may experience problems such as buzzing (dimmer, bulbs or both), jumps in dimming level, etc. The most important thing to check is that the packaging says “dimmable led”.
Wireless dimmers are the best way to dim bulbs. If you’ve come across another model that works well with small load dimming, we’d be very interested to hear about it!

Led dimming techniques

DALI led dimmers (Digital Addressable Lighting Interface)

Digital dimming technology with a 2-pole low voltage wire between DALI devices. This wire carries information about the status of the luminaire within the DALI network and gives the command to the DALI control panel. So when cabling is done, usually 5×1,5mm3 MMJ cable is used with 3 for mains power and 2 left for control wires. The older DT6 only supports dimming, the newer DT8 also supports CCT and RGBW control

TRIAC led dimmer

An old dimming technique where the sine wave is cut rapidly either at the leading or trailing edge of the wave. Therefore, a dimmable LED always contains a transformer with a leading or trailing edge. The dimmer must operate on the same cycle, otherwise the LED will not dim or it will blink. The Triac led dimmer can be retrofitted in place of any one-piece switch.

Pushbutton dimming PUSHDIM

The push-button dimmer works by sending the PUSHDIM receiver information about dimming when the push-button is held down. You can use any conventional 230V pushbutton switch by putting a small spring behind the button. The pushbutton switch itself does not do anything, but requires a PUSHDIM transformer or receiver to control the device. A PUSHDIM transformer is usually a TRIAC dimming led transformer that receives the dimming command by holding down the button and these transformers are marked PUSHDIM.

Another way is to use a PUSHDIM receiver and put one in the junction box behind the switch. These are available in our RF and ZIGBEE product range. The PUSHDIM can be 230V control voltage or just two dumb wires without current. Always check the correct voltage.

Zigbee led dimmers

A wireless system operating wirelessly at 2.4Mhz where each Zigbee device makes a MESH network of its own. Wireless data passes between each device, confirming it and telling you the current status. Can be retrofitted to any location. The most popular system and best known manufacturer is Philips HUE.

RF led dimming

The VaLO RF product family is a 863Mhz single-fold system where information is transmitted by a wireless button to a receiver/transformer. The system is not bidirectional, so it does not know if the command has been received. Inexpensive and simple to use. Can be retrofitted to any location.

LED dimmer table, dimmers tested with LedStore luminaires:

You can also download the full table here.

TESTED DIMMERS IN TABLES

GREEN = Good dimming

ORANGE = Dimming may cause buzzing from transformer or dimmer (Individual).

RED BOX = NOT suitable for dimming, light flashes or does not dim

10%, 20%, figure = Tells you how low the dimmer dims. A lower figure is better.TURN YOUR MOBILE DEVICE TO LANDSCAPE!

	VaLO Zigbee 250W Remote control*	VaLO RF 150W Remote control *	ELKO 315 GLE	ENSTO JUNG 315
Electricity	Suitable for EXXACT	Suitable for EXXACT	3514066	2621180
Power duration (W)	250W	150W	315W	315W
ModLed 8W 230V Led luminaire	20%	20%	30%	30%
023/033/R023/R033/SQ023/SQ033/SQ233/097/102	30%	30%	30%	10%
Led ceiling 120/160/200/240	30%	30%	10%	10%
Led Plafond Surface 280/380	20%	20%	10%	10%
Led Panel 120/200	30%	30%	10%	10%
Led Panel 150/300/600/1200	30%	30%	10%	10%
Led ribbon transformer TRIAC 80/100/150W	20%	20%	10%	30%
Led ribbon transformer 100/200W 4IN1	20%	20%	10%	10%
Led ribbon transformer TRIAC 30W 4IN1	20%	20%	10%	10%
Led ribbon transformer TRIAC 45W	20%	20%	10%	10%
Focus	20%	20%	10%	10%
Led PIPPEU	20%	20%	10%	does not work
XL Cubic	20%	20%	does not work	10%
FUNK wall lamp	20%	20%	10%	10%
Led ring 40/60/100	20%	20%	10%	10%
Led bulbs E14 and E27	20%	20%	10%	10%
Line 2/5/10	20%	20%	30%	30%
Led-ribbon transformer TRIAC 360W	20%	20%	10%	10%
EYE/Pilo/Kolo	20%	20%	10%	10%

GREEN = Good dimming

ORANGE = Dimming may cause buzzing from transformer or dimmer (Individual).

RED BOX = NOT suitable for dimming, light flashes or does not dim

10%, 20%, figure = Tells you how low the dimmer dims. A lower figure is better.TURN YOUR MOBILE DEVICE TO LANDSCAPE!

	Schneider 315 RC Transistor dimmer	Schneider SBD630 RC	Schneider SDB200LED Led dimmer	Schneider SD300 RL Thyristor dimmer	Schneider SD400 RL Thyristor dimmer	Schneider SBD SPL Specialised tomatoes	Schneider SBD420 RCRL
Electricity	2622161 (Exxact)	2622171 (Exxact)	2622225 (Exxact)	(Exxact)	2622351 (Exxact)	2622204 (Exxact)	2622181 (Exxact)
Power duration (W)	315W	630W	400W	300W	400W	9-100W	420W
ModLed 8W 230V Led luminaire	30%	30%	30%	does not work	does not work	does not work	50%
023/033/R023/R033/SQ023/SQ033/SQ233/097/102	20%	20%	20%	does not work	does not work	does not work	20%
Led ceiling 120/160/200/240	20%	20%	20%	does not work	does not work	does not work	20%
Led Plafond Surface 280/380	10%	10%	20%	does not work	does not work	does not work	10%
Led Panel 120/200	20%	20%	10%	does not work	does not work	does not work	20%
Led Panel 150/300/600/1200	20%	20%	10%	does not work	does not work	does not work	20%
Led ribbon transformer TRIAC 80/100/150W	does not work	does not work	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%
Led ribbon transformer 100/200W 4IN1	10%	10%	10%	does not work	does not work	does not work	10%
Led ribbon transformer TRIAC 30W 4IN1	10%	10%	does not work	does not work	does not work	does not work	does not work
Led ribbon transformer TRIAC 45W	10%	10%	30%	does not work	does not work	does not work	does not work
Focus	10%	10%	30%	does not work	does not work	does not work	does not work
Led PIPPEU	10%	10%	does not work	10%	10%	does not work	does not work
XL Cubic	does not work	does not work	does not work	does not work	does not work	does not work	20%
FUNK wall lamp	10%	10%	10%	10%	30%	10%	10%
Led ring 40/60/100	10%	10%	10%	does not work	does not work	does not work	does not work
Led bulbs E14 and E27	10%	does not work	30%	10%	does not work	does not work	does not work
Line 2/5/10	20%	30%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%
Led-ribbon transformer TRIAC 360W	10%	10%	10%	does not work	does not work	does not work	10%
EYE/Pilo/Kolo	10%	10%	10%	does not work	does not work	does not work	does not work

GREEN = Good dimming

ORANGE = Dimming may cause buzzing from transformer or dimmer (Individual).

RED BOX = NOT suitable for dimming, light flashes or does not dim

10%, 20%, figure = Tells you how low the dimmer dims. A lower figure is better.TURN YOUR MOBILE DEVICE TO LANDSCAPE!

	ABB 6523 RL+RC dimmer	ABB 6513 RC dimmer	ABB 2247U RC dimmer	ABB 2250 R dimmer
Electricity	2619377 (no frame)	2619327 (impressivo)	2619321 (impressivo)	3512714 (no frame)
Power duration (W)	400W	420W	500W	600W
ModLed 8W 230V Led luminaire	10%	50%	10%	10%
023/033/R023/R033/SQ023/SQ033/SQ233/097/102	30%	10%	10%	10%
Led ceiling 120/160/200/240	10%	20%	10%	does not work
Led Plafond Surface 280/380	10%	20%	does not work	does not work
Led Panel 120/200	10%	20%	10%	does not work
Led Panel 150/300/600/1200	10%	20%	10%	does not work
Led ribbon transformer TRIAC 80/100/150W	10%	does not work	10%	does not work
Led ribbon transformer 100/200W 4IN1	10%	10%	does not work	does not work
Led ribbon transformer TRIAC 30W 4IN1	10%	10%	does not work	does not work
Led ribbon transformer TRIAC 45W	10%	10%	does not work	does not work
Focus	10%	does not work	does not work	does not work
Led PIPPEU	10%	does not work	does not work	does not work
XL Cubic	10%	does not work	does not work	does not work
FUNK wall lamp	10%	10%	10%	does not work
Led ring 40/60/100	10%	30%	does not work	does not work
Led bulbs E14 and E27	10%	30%	10%	30%
Line 2/5/10	10%	30%	does not work	does not work
Led-ribbon transformer TRIAC 360W	10%	10%	does not work	does not work
EYE/Pilo/Kolo	10%	10%	does not work	does not work

LedStore blog posts on led dimmer

We wrote in LedStore’s blog in January 2018 about dimming, the need for dimming, and wireless VaLO dimming.

In a blog post in March 2018, there is more technical information about the wired dimming of LedStore’s lights with ABB and Schneider dimmers.

Dimming of LedStore led luminaires

TRIAC led dimmer for led spots and panels, Front side (230V) with traditional wired wall dimmer

We currently recommend the following ABB and Schneider wired wall models for dimming spots and panels:

LED strip dimming from the secondary side (12V or 24V)

DID YOU KNOW!?

Dimming of Led bulbs (not led tubes)

Led dimming techniques

DALI led dimmers (Digital Addressable Lighting Interface)

TRIAC led dimmer

Pushbutton dimming PUSHDIM

Zigbee led dimmers

RF led dimming

LED dimmer table, dimmers tested with LedStore luminaires:

TESTED DIMMERS IN TABLES

LedStore blog posts on led dimmer

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