On Apr 6, 5:38*am, wrote:
On Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:32:37 -0400, mm
wrote:



I'm going to guess here that you have
some kind of electronic switch, i.e. a

Yes, a timer, an electronic on/off timer.

dimmer or something similar. *As long as
there is enough voltage to turn on the
LEDs, a small leakage current from an
electronic switch could make them glow
dimly.

That's it. *I bet your timer was designed to not require a neutral.
As such, it has to draw a little current through the lamps to power
itself even when off. *x-10 switches are notorious for that, but any
electronic device that gets wired in place of a switch and does not
require a neutral connection will do it. *Usually placing a small
incondescent bulb (like a 7 watt night light bulb) or a resister *in
parallel with the LED's will solve the issue. * Or, get a different
timer that requires a neutral (if the box in question has a neutral
wire in it, *Or, get rid of the timer if you don't really need it.

Yes, agree that the electronic timer is what's causing the bulbs to
light dimly. Most of those type devices are designed to work without
a neutral, so they rely on some very small current always flowing.
In the case of incandescent bulbs, it's not a problem. But CFLs,
LEDs take so little current, it's enought o start to light them. If
you look at the data sheet for that electronic timer/switch it most
likely says it's for incandescent use only.