Questions tagged [dimmer]
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4x 12V LED strips in parallel with dimmers on 8xAA batteries?
I've built a play kitchen for my kids and would like to make the stove and oven light up.
It's been a long time since I've done electronic tinkering so wanted to check I've done my homework right.
The ...
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Fan humming sound when decreasing speed with a dimmer [closed]
I am using a ~large 400mm wall mounted metalic fan (specs below).
I wanted to decrease the speed (and noise) with light dimmers (I tried 2 models so far) but when speed is decreased it makes humming ...
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What is this IC for motor driver?
I have a 220 V motor driver and I think it is a dimmer from its bt138 TRIAC (it goes to a 220-24 trans and then to the motor) and its IC surface is erased and expunged and I don't know its number. ...
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TRIAC phase angle control 120 VAC line ripple
I'm working on a phase angle controlled TRIAC dimming circuit (schematic attached below), and I'm seeing a lot of ripple/noise on the 120 VAC input as I near 50% power. I'm wondering what I can do in ...
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Arduino PWM LED lights dimmer using MOSFET - Rise time problem
I’ve made a simple PWM dimmer for LED lights (50W) using IRLZ44N MOSFET and Arduino Uno. PWM frequency is 490 Hz. The Arduino is programmed in a way that dimming tries to mimic daylight using ...
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Night light broke after trying to dim LEDs
I purchased a cheap night light that plugs directly into a 240V wall outlet. It has three color changing LEDs.
The problem was, those LEDs were way too bright. I decided to modify that night light a ...
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Circuit design to dimmer a 15W led with ESP32
I'm new here! I'm designing an electronic circuit to control a led light (switch on/off and dimmer) in my room with homekit integration (iOS home).
So first of all I don't want to spend a lot of money ...
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Operate and speed control a 230V 50Hz AC Ceiling Fan with Power MOSFET based Dimmer Circuit
I am trying to control the speed of ceiling fan at my home using a power MOSFET based dimmer circuit.
The ceiling fan operates at 230V AC and can consume maximum 50 to 75 Watts power.
The circuit ...
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Convert 24VAC SCR Dimmed to LED
Hello I have been working on this for many months, many parts, circuits, etc. I dont know if its even possible. I have a 24V A/C source lighting fixture that uses two SCRs in anti-parallel for dimming....
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why capacitor with triac?
Could someone please explain why there is a capacitor (C3 10nF 400V) parallel with main terminal pins of the triac (VS2 BT136)? Please see the schematic photo.
This is a soft start circuit for AC ...
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Use household power strip for 12V/24V power
I have a 12V/24V dimmer (rated 60W) and need to hook up 8 different lights, can I just use a regular power strip to distribute the 12V/24V? the power strip of course says 230V on it, but does it ...
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Problems with low-side MOSFET in 12V LED dimming switch
I'm pretty new to electrics/electronics. I'm sorry if I make dumb questions, and thank you for your time.
I wanted to control my LED strip shipped from Ebay, which works well with 12V 2A DC adapter. ...
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Can I connect a wall switch to DC?
simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
I am making an air blower with a Kingwin RL4B-B1402512H fan. Can I use the wall switch, and if so, can I use the dimmer as well?
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IGBT trailing edge dimmer: the LED bulb only lights up around 40%, strange wave form before that, please advise what is causing that
I built a trailing edge dimmer with IGBT, and I am driving it using Raspberry Pi 3.
The circuit mostly works, but I noticed some strange behavior, that I can't put my finger on.
Please could you help ...
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Adjusting voltage to non-dimmable LED lamps
Some commercially available LED lamps are considered non-dimmable. Traditional phase-control dimmers don't work well with them.
Would the behavior of such lamps be different if a full sine wave AC ...
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Two dimmers controlling LED strips and blinkig at certain levels
I have two LED strips powered via two dimmers, like so:
Certain combinations of dimming on both dimmers lead to the LED strips blinking. The level of blinking is not deep, maybe 15-20% of brightness, ...
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Debugging burned out TRIAC for vacuum cleaner motor speed control (inductive load)
I have tried to use speed control for vacuum cleaner like below (2000W):
I have tried this circuit with two different control methods for the TRIAC (BTA24 -24A):
Arduino base by MOC3063
DIAC for ...
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Modifying a sliding foot dimmer KFD-527G for LED bulbs
I replaced the incandescent bulbs of a living room floor lamp with LEDs. This lamp was equipped with a sliding foot dimmer but since then, even when I put it on the minimum position, the LEDs do not ...
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FL5150 Multi channel dimmer
I'm looking to design a four channel dimmer using the On Semi FL5150/FL5160 dimmer chip.
This will be controlled by a digital signal sent over an isolated I2C interface, with my initial design using ...
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230V AC triac dimmer for single phase motor and LED lightbulbs
I successfully developed produced my first AC Triac dimmer board, which works fine on resistive load like regular light bulbs. It also works fine for an AC motor the last 2 years. However, in order to ...
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Christmas LED dimming circuit with potentiometer
I need help.
I would like to dim LEDS of a Christmas tree with a potentiometer.
Here is my electric diagram. (Please note I'm a beginner in electronics.)
I don't know how to choose a good value for ...
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Perfect AC sinusoidal wave dimmer with PWM from micro-controller
I am designing a circuit for controlling speed of a AC fan using Arduino UNO, this is how the circuit looks like .
In this circuit the waveform generated for load is not perfectly sinusoidal,what i ...
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How can I fix this LED dimmer circuit?
simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
The circuit reverse-engineered above is a LED dimmer which is driven by 555 timer in astable mode which then drives an op-amp to ...
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Why are capacitors needed in dimmer circuits?
In a circuit like the one below, why is capacitor C1 needed? I mean I can make do with just a resistor and pot to attenuate the voltage to some level suitable for switching.
What does using capacitors ...
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Can a feed wire also be used as a relay trigger?
Can I use a low voltage wire (10.5 V) as a supply AND trigger With a single pole double throw relay? Is there a solid state option available?
I need a way to switch power back and fourth to LED lights ...
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LED spot circuit sanity check
I, an inexperienced but curious and willing person, would like to have 4 LED spots managed together by 1 driver and a smart dimmer, but I would like to check if my plan is sound before turning $100+€ ...
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How does this off-dim-bright lamp three-position rotary switch work?
I have this UBERHAUS floor lamp, with a single-filament, two-terminal bulb. They have a rotary switch in the tube (stem) that turns clockwise to three positions: off -> dim -> bright -> off.
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Could I use the foot pedal of an electric sewing machine to control the speed of rotary tools? [closed]
I am searching for a solution for powering power tools with lower noise levels. I live in an apartment and have many neighbors around me. When I have little projects, I don't want to disturb my ...
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How can I regulate brightness of a LED strip with a potentiometer
I have a 12V, 5m long LED strip and an adapter (12V 1A). I want to control the brightness of the LED strip with a potentiometer, I found a simple circuit that involves only a pot and IRFZ44N ...
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RC Snubber connection
I'm going to use this AC Dimmer Module with an inductive load, so I plan to help it by adding an RC Snubber Module. Most of the schemes show that the best way to use an RC snubber is to connect it ...
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Can you dim already dimmed LED lights
Ive installed LED downlights in my room, these :
https://www.screwfix.com/p/lap-fixed-led-downlight-contractor-pack-white-370lm-5w-220-240v-10-pack/728fj
they are controller via a smart dimmer switch, ...
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Will adding a resistive load to a lighting circuit stop my electronic dimmer from leaking current to my LEDs?
I changed my bedroom lights yesterday for 220V 7W dimmable LED lights.
My bedroom dimmer is an electronic type (LightwaveRF).
In the pitch black, last night, I could see the lights faintly glowing/...
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Arduino based triac dimmer bulb flicker fix on touching Arduino ground
I've designed a triac based dimmer circuit. It is working just fine except the bulb is flickering on dimming (working fine with full brightness). Bulb I am using is filament based and dims perfectly ...
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4000W Dimmer Eagle PCB Design
I am trying to learn how to design PCBs, and for that purpose I am copying the simplest PCB I could found, a 4000W Dimmer:
The Squematic is this:
It has the next components:
1 TRIAC BTA416008 (...
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Simple dimmer for led light
I am looking for a simple mini rotating dimmer I can buy for a 5v to 8v circuit.
Can I just connect a potentiometer to the LED and make it work?
Is for 16 parallel 1 watts LEDs powered by 4 AA battery ...
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How to determine LED dimming method
I'm just starting to get my feet wet with electronics so please pardon my ignorance. I bought an LED light-bar to mount to my mountain-bike for some night riding: https://www.korrlighting.com.au/...
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How can I dim 50 high-power LEDs in series with an Arduino?
What I'm trying to do is to use an Arduino to control the brightness of two series of 50 high-power LEDs independently.
Each series has an independent LED driver, and each LED has a foward voltage ...
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Reverse Phase Dimmer MOSFETs
I have a comprehension question regarding the design of a reverse phase dimmer. I have a picture attached of the part of the circuit I do not understand:
The line is connected to the Drain of Q2 and ...
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Can I prevent a 9V LED flickering when dimmed to around 30%?
I bought an overly bright 9 volt, 3 watt LED to light up a bird box which has a webcam in it. The LED module is this one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07CWSRF6N
However when I dim it using a ...
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Using very low voltage from dimmer switch to trigger 12 volt supply
I have a new stereo head unit in my car that auto dims when the headlights are on. The head unit does not have a variable dimmer, it is either on or off. I have a dimmer switch in my car that is ...
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Suppressing the turn off transient for a trailing edge 120V AC dimmer
I am designing an 120V 60 Hz AC trailing edge dimmer based on the reference design above. The gate is driven starting at 0/180 degrees of each cycle and turns off at a programmable phase later in the ...
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2-channel dimmer from NE555 + LM358?
I have a 12-24 V dimmer for LED strips like this:
https://www.circuitlab.com/editor/#?id=c8m48y
simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
I want to understand a couple of ...
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AC Dimmer circuit with MOC3021 & EL817 along with ESP8266 (NodeMCU)
Major two issues/question are here:
1) The challenge I am facing is, my interrupt is not working.
2) do I need to include a Heat Sink in this?
Hello, I am quite ...
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how to make a variable light dimmer circuit without potentiometer?
I was looking at the Wemo Dimmer and thought to make one at home myself because the price of it is very much if I buy(including import duty). I searched for the knowledge which helps me create a ...
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FL5150 (LED dimmer) circuit explanation
I have been working on an IC from Fairchild semiconductor named FL5150, whose electrical working I have tested by controlling the brightness of a lamp. Until now I have been using the circuit given in ...
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Firing Triac strategy for motor phase control
I try to design a replacement potter's wheel motor controller for an old potter wheel. I have solve some problem and I am able to control the phase standard of filament light.
Now I try my board on ...
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Capacitor Shorting in transformer circuit
I built the circuit shown in the link with 240v
https://www.instructables.com/id/Variable-voltage-ignition-coil-power-supply/
It did not work (produceing no spark), as I believe my capacitor was ...
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Current flow in trailing edge dimmer
I was trying to learn something about dimmers for light bulbs. After some reading, I found that most trailing edge dimmers contain some variant of this:
Found for example in this diy-project or this ...
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uC controlled MOSFET based LED Dimmer stops responding
I've designed and implemented LED Dimmer driven by PWM from Adruino Pro Micro (CLONE) with software based on MySensors library.
See the schematic attached below.
The idea is really simple:
uC is ...
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I want to handle the voltage and current spikes from inductive load of 220V AC ceiling fan
I am trying to regulate speed of 220V ceiling fan from Arduino but unable to handle the reverse voltage and current though I am applying the flyback diode across inductive load.
