Every day, LED lighting is gaining more and more fans. Now in houses and apartments more often you can find economical semiconductor lighting devices than traditional incandescent lamps. Anyone who has just decided to install such lighting in their apartment and begins to collect information about such lamps, compares the pros and cons, often encounters such concepts as "dimmable LED lamps". What are these lamps, and how do they differ? In this article, we will try to answer these questions.
First, let's explain the term "dimming". This means voltage regulation, a special device is responsible for this - a dimmer (voltage regulator). It is a device mounted in a mounting box like a regular switch or socket (less often in electrical panels). The purpose of the dimmer is to turn the lighting on and off, as well as adjust its brightness. Separate models of regulators have additional functions: automatic switching on (off) by timer, voice or acoustic control,remote control, as well as imitation of the presence of a person (turning on and off, changing the intensity of the glow according to a given program).
Dimmable LED lamps are designed to create subdued, soft lighting. Voltage regulation allows you to easily change the level of illumination of the room, this makes the control of the light flux much more functional. Dimmable LED lamps are designed to be used in conjunction with a voltage regulator. The fact is that there are many different LED lamps. They differ greatly in shape, base size, purpose, power, aperture ratio and other parameters. And not every LED lamp can be used with a voltage regulator. Many LED fixtures are not designed to be dimmable and if used in conjunction with a dimmer may result in them not working as intended and may even fail. In this case, you may even be denied warranty service. Therefore, if you plan to install voltage regulators in your room, or they are already installed, then you need to purchase only dimmable LED lamps.
There is a huge selection of lamps designed to work with voltage regulators. For example, very popular "candles" are dimmable LED lamps e14. Lamps of this type are often used in chandeliers and other fixtures. Also on store shelvesthere is a large selection of lamps with a standard base - dimmable e27 LED lamps, and just a huge selection of lamps for spotlights.
However, when using dimming lamps, do not forget that voltage regulators have such a parameter as the minimum load. This means that the total power of your lamps must not be lower than the minimum dimmer power. When buying dimmable LED light sources, you should always carefully study their technical characteristics. After all, the correct use of these devices will allow you to enjoy their flawless performance for a long time.
