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Megaman CFL dimmer
On 20/12/2012 00:18, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:
Been looking at CFLs but with dimming capabilities, only to find that Megaman recommend their own dimmer - they don't say other dimmers won't work, just theirs is the one for the job. Snag is, it's £45. Anyone here tried Megaman or any other make of dimmable CFL with an ordinary dimmer? I have tried one of these: http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Ligh.../sd3223/p24782 on a varilight touch dimmer like: http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/VLIQ1401.html I have it mixed with some GLS filament lamps as well... I think "ok" (ish) would be the best description. It works and gives out a decent amount of light (more than a 40W GLS, possibly slightly more than a 60W - not the claimed 110W though). It does dim, although as others have commented its colour does not "warm" as it get dimmer. Main "feature" I have noted is that if you run it on minimum dim (or close to) then it works for a while, overheats and goes off. (it does recover after a rest though). As long as you keep it at say 30% brightness or more it is ok. Butt ugly to look at though. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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