Can I put the dimmer in the middle of the strip? I have wall switches run for cabinet lights and want to be able to control over/under separately.
1761306
Yes! These led run in parallel in groups of three but make sure you cut in the right place. I think they are marked. The LEDs run three in series starting with a resistor. So cut right after the third led and before the next resistor. Or use two complete strips with dimmer in middle.
1761307
I agree with Dylan. Just make sure you have purchased the connectors required to place the dimmer in the location you need it.
1761308
I don't think so but, if you can afford to experiment, see what happens. Me I thinke it might be wiser to use 2 sets of lights. with separate dimers. This would be the save way to do it.
1204923
It depends on how much light you want. The cords between lights are plenty long (3 feet). We placed a light under each of our 18 inch cabinets which makes it very bright when they are on full power. We could have gone with every other cabinet for a warmer feel (which we get with the low setting on the dimmer).
430182
They use a proprietary connector, not sure why you would want a different strip though. Even if you managed to get one hooked up it wouldn't work with the controller.EDIT:I read your comments, I think that yes you can because the strip has a spot for another connection at it's end. However I would be wary to try it seeing as how my first HUE melted. Interesting idea though, might try this on my next build..
294178
no the dimmer needs to be between the light and the power supply if you put it be for you will cut the power it requires and you take a chance of damaging the power supply
94260
I don't think it's possible to do what you want there...but keep in mind I'm no electrician. What I'm thinking you're describing is basically a light that has it's own control to half the power. The light switch simply sends the power to the unit or does not (when it's off). To the best of my knowledge, the only switch that could even come close to what you want is a dimmer type switch but as you may or may not know many "lighting appliances" warn that a dimmer switch cannot/should not be used with them. Even if it was ok, it would not instantly cut the power in half, you would have to approximate half if half was important to you, if it's simply dimming that would be nice to you...I would suggest checking the chandelier's installation instructions and see if they emphatically state that you cannot use a dimmer switch with it.
2010898
Yes,You will need to connect to a dimmer installed at the wall switch. This will mean that every light on the circuit will be dimmed.
1751063
I have it on the same circut as the wall plug. I think you would have to run seperate wire for the switches to lights or whatever, but it sits nicely next to the plugs. common cover for them. Sounds like you have two switches now so this should work.
1998471
You can have any distance you prefer. Whatever your lighting needs are. You can even connect them directly to one another, and also purchase longer cables if that is needed. I put one length under each of my cabinets and that looks great! I get a lot of compliments. The dimmer switch is great. They can be very bright down to just a glow.
2168299
The question as posed implies cutting off the power supply plug and hard wiring the wire into a conventional light switch which would be a no no because the plug-in power supply in this package contains a transformer to reduce the voltage to 12 Volts. This really isn't the right package if one wants to control the lights from a dedicated wall switch. I would suggest the customer go direct to InspiredLED.com. I can't overstate how easy it is to deal with people on line. They'll fix you up in no time once they have an idea what your wishes are. Send them dimensions and ideally a photo(s) of where you want lights and they will return it with a worked up layout, parts list and costing.
2015434
I have not tried this. I think dimmable drivers weren't available when I purchased. I got dimmers that connected between the driver output and the strip lights and they work great. Whether you could use a fixed voltage driver with a dimmer on the input side I do not know. I am guessing not, or not with much a range anyway. That might be a good experiment.
444126
Sorry, I don't know. I love the fixture but have it in the kitchen where I don't have a dimmer switch. I've had other fixtures hooked up to dimmers by an electrician and don't see any reason why this one couldn't be. Best to check with an electrician, though.
469917
Im pretty sure you can.. I have a 4 way splitter with on/off switches to control my lights.
2258431
No. The connections only allow the dimmers to control the switch below each one.
1339217
Hi Tom, That's actually my current setup. I used to have 1 dimmer and 2-regular non-dimmer switches and I replaced one of the non-dimmer switches with Honeywell timer switch. As long as each switches are independent to each other, it should not be an issue. Btw, I'm not a professional electrician so this response is just based on my current home setup.- Joel
162687
no, the dimmer needs to be in the 12 volt circuit, so after this power brick. you will need to rewire your wall dimmer so it feeds 12 volts to the led light strip.
50039
Yes, the wall switch will turn the led lights on and off and then the dimmer can be used just for dimming. That being said the dimmer has to be wired between the light switch and the led lights.
505265
That would depend on your light switches and your light bulbs this has no switches in just wires so you will need a dimmer wall switch