Aquastyles led

duckmeat · 07/21/2012, 09:01 AM

well i did it!! but being new, i purchased a non dimmable kit. now i think its too intense.. my question is, instead of buying 2 new dimmable drivers, can i just buy a couple of resistors and put them inline with my series? if i can, what types of resistors should i get?

Dave Thebrewguy · 07/21/2012, 09:33 AM

What drivers did you get? Is there a way to adjust the current? Lowering the current will dim the fixture.

nyquist · 07/21/2012, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by duckmeat

well i did it!! but being new, i purchased a non dimmable kit. now i think its too intense.. my question is, instead of buying 2 new dimmable drivers, can i just buy a couple of resistors and put them inline with my series? if i can, what types of resistors should i get?

if it is a constant current setup, you cannot simply insert a resistor in series to make it dimmer

it depends on your setup, but it may be possible to dim them in one way or another, but more details are needed

ScubaJ813 · 07/21/2012, 10:05 AM

I wouldn't be cheap and get the dimmable drivers... sorry but being able to manipulate the color and intensity by a knob is priceless.

07/21/2012, 09:01 AM	#1
duckmeat MIKE Join Date: May 2012 Location: pulaski, ny Posts: 355	Aquastyles led well i did it!! but being new, i purchased a non dimmable kit. now i think its too intense.. my question is, instead of buying 2 new dimmable drivers, can i just buy a couple of resistors and put them inline with my series? if i can, what types of resistors should i get?

07/21/2012, 09:33 AM	#2
Dave Thebrewguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: NJ Posts: 489	What drivers did you get? Is there a way to adjust the current? Lowering the current will dim the fixture.

07/21/2012, 10:05 AM	#4
ScubaJ813 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 40	I wouldn't be cheap and get the dimmable drivers... sorry but being able to manipulate the color and intensity by a knob is priceless.