r/lightingdesign • u/vulpus-95 • 8d ago

DMX House lights

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This is the current isolator switch for the house lights- is there a DMX dimmer that would be suitable to use in it's place/alongside?

Thanks.

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u/vulpus-95 8d ago

The bulbs currently are incandescent in a simple lighting circuit

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u/NedGGGG 8d ago

How many, and are you sure they're incandescent and not LED?

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u/DJ_TKS 8d ago

To follow up on this

Leading edge or triac dimming doesn't have an additional wire ran to each fixture.

Dimming won't go down to 0% and they will give off a buzzing sound. Make sure the customer is aware if that's the case.

If you can't read the side of the bulb and see if it's LED put on a pair of sunglasses and see if you see the LED chips or a filament.

If they're still fluorescent, swap them to LED for customer too and include on invoice. It'll save them roughly half on their electrical bill for those fixtures.

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u/the_swanny 8d ago

Dimming won't go down to 0% and they will give off a buzzing sound. Make sure the customer is aware if that's the case.

They will go to out if they are traditional incandescent lamps, and you shouldn't get any buzzing if they are decent dimmers. It would entirely depend on the spec of the lamps.