Possible to make LED floor lamps less bright?
Discussion
Bought a pair of LED floor lamps and they landed today. They have built in LEDs, and have a dimmer. We really like the lights, however, we would certainly prefer them if they actually were slightly less bright even on the least bright setting.
I was wondering if there was a way of reducing this, I had thought of a kind of adapter that reduces the voltage to say 120v which in theory would make them less bright?
I’m sure there’s a huge flaw in my thinking but I’m just putting it out there. I’m not sure what I’m proposing is possible, is it?
I was wondering if there was a way of reducing this, I had thought of a kind of adapter that reduces the voltage to say 120v which in theory would make them less bright?
I’m sure there’s a huge flaw in my thinking but I’m just putting it out there. I’m not sure what I’m proposing is possible, is it?
This looks just what I’m after. 
TameRacingDriver said:
Teddy Lop said:
This is an inbuilt dimmer? How does it work?
There’s a slider on the power cable that allows for the dimming. The issue I have is it’s slightly too bright at the lowest setting, although to be honest, I’m getting used to it.Any markings on it concerning load? The normal cause of LEDs not dimming low enough is a dimmer that doesn't have a low enough range, e.g. A conventional dimmer with a working range of say 40-250 being used on a 10w of LED.
It'd be poor for the unit to be supplied with a somewhat non compatible part but frankly nothing would surprise me today. With the right combination of dimmer switch and LED driver module it should be possible to dim LED tape (which is most likely what's inside the lamps) to very low. What are your DIY skills like, up to experimenting to wiring in a different dimmer to see what effect it has?
It could be either the dimmer switch or the driver module being the issue but the switch is much cheaper and easier to try first.
Teddy Lop said:
any markings on it?
Any markings on it concerning load? The normal cause of LEDs not dimming low enough is a dimmer that doesn't have a low enough range, e.g. A conventional dimmer with a working range of say 40-250 being used on a 10w of LED.
It'd be poor for the unit to be supplied with a somewhat non compatible part but frankly nothing would surprise me today. With the right combination of dimmer switch and LED driver module it should be possible to dim LED tape (which is most likely what's inside the lamps) to very low. What are your DIY skills like, up to experimenting to wiring in a different dimmer to see what effect it has?
It could be either the dimmer switch or the driver module being the issue but the switch is much cheaper and easier to try first.
Thanks for the advice, it does have some markings on it but mainly just to indicate the brightness level it's set to.Any markings on it concerning load? The normal cause of LEDs not dimming low enough is a dimmer that doesn't have a low enough range, e.g. A conventional dimmer with a working range of say 40-250 being used on a 10w of LED.
It'd be poor for the unit to be supplied with a somewhat non compatible part but frankly nothing would surprise me today. With the right combination of dimmer switch and LED driver module it should be possible to dim LED tape (which is most likely what's inside the lamps) to very low. What are your DIY skills like, up to experimenting to wiring in a different dimmer to see what effect it has?
It could be either the dimmer switch or the driver module being the issue but the switch is much cheaper and easier to try first.
I've ordered a couple of plug dimmers anyway so I'll see how they go first, I'd rather not start butchering £400 worth of lamps at this point!
TameRacingDriver said:
heisthegaffer said:
Nice speakers. Monitor Audio?
Thanks. Yes they are 
Anyway quick update, got the dimmer plugs, they do not work, the lights flash on and off. However, as we're both used to them now so not really a big deal so not going to pursue it any further.
Just do one single pass spray ( from a good distance ) with a car headlight tinting spray ( ebay has loads )
Keep repeating until you find the level of passes that you want.
Then remove cling film - mask up the lamp - and do it for real.
Total cost < £20
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