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On Wednesday, 12 February 2020 14:42:13 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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tabbypurr wrote:


I've never damaged a LED by *trying* it on a non trailing edge
dimmer.


then you've not used a CR PSU led light for that job.


How would I know a CR PSU from an LED that simply says 'dimmable' (with a
suitable dimmer) ?


Dimmable LEDs can not contain CR PSUs, they don't survive chopper dimming.


The only way to tell a CR PSU LED from an SMPSU LED is to open it up.


Thats bull****, you can measure it too.