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glatt · 03-11-2015, 08:44 PM

Well, it's the dimmer switch. I swapped out the dimmer for a regular switch, and they work fine without an incandescent bulb in the mix.

These bulbs flicker a little bit. Apparently the larger filament LED bulbs have capacitors on the tiny circuit board in the base to smooth out the flickering, but these candelabra bulbs are so small, there isn't room in the base for capacitors. It doesn't bother me, but Mrs. Glatt has commented on it a few times. So these LED bulbs may be short lived in this house. We'll see how it plays out. But I won't be buying a new dimmer until I know the LEDs are here to stay.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-11-2015, 09:08 PM

We've had problems with replacing incandescent bulbs with LEDs in cars. Had to add resisters. Of course a byproduct of resisters is heat which has to be dealt with safely.

03-11-2015, 09:08 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	We've had problems with replacing incandescent bulbs with LEDs in cars. Had to add resisters. Of course a byproduct of resisters is heat which has to be dealt with safely. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-11-2015, 08:44 PM	#1
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Well, it's the dimmer switch. I swapped out the dimmer for a regular switch, and they work fine without an incandescent bulb in the mix. These bulbs flicker a little bit. Apparently the larger filament LED bulbs have capacitors on the tiny circuit board in the base to smooth out the flickering, but these candelabra bulbs are so small, there isn't room in the base for capacitors. It doesn't bother me, but Mrs. Glatt has commented on it a few times. So these LED bulbs may be short lived in this house. We'll see how it plays out. But I won't be buying a new dimmer until I know the LEDs are here to stay.

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