I need an education on LED lighting
We have a new trailer and all the lighting is LED. The one over our sofa where we sit and read is too bright and I would like to change it out for one not as bright. When I take the lens off the...
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CavemanCharlie wrote:
Duct tape.
(I'm only partly kidding here)
Remember I'm a caveman that looks for the simplest way to do things. I would just remove the cover and add something to the inside to dim the light. It would take a few tries and you might end up covering only part of the covers interior surface.
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I had a trailer like that once and I used hi-temp electrical tape to cover the diodes themselves. Covered three on one end of the card...still too bright, so, I covered 3 more on the other end. This left the visible diodes centered in the fixture for balance. Perfect!
Since I was covering the diodes themselves, as opposed to masking the lens, optically the lights looked normal, but, dimmer. No wiring needed, no guessing about resistor values and no drilling holes to install a dimmer or rheostat that may shorten the life of led diodes (not all diodes take dimming in stride).
