Question for MEXICOWANDERER
Mex, my Airstream trailer came with no illuminated switches where you can tell if the switch is turned on at a glance from a distance. I have added illuminated switches to 3 locations, but there is an...
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Ozlander wrote:
I don't understand what the dimmer is for?
The dimmer is to dim the LED awning lights so you don't blind everyone with spotlights under your awning. They are bright.
The PCB is attached to the plastic frame holding the switches and dimmers in such a way that I would have to break the plastic to get access to the connections between the switches/dimmers and the PCB.
I have very easy access to the PCB output wire right behind the switch plate. The wire is a good 6" long or more and is butt spliced into the trailer's wiring. I can easily tap into that, but would prefer having the LED pilot light I want to install not dim.
I already spliced into the ground connection this switch plate has. That is where I tapped a ground wire for the other illuminated switches I installed just above it.
If I have an LED light that is dimmable, I could use that and just live with the dimming of the pilot light, I guess. The whole point of this thread was to try to figure out a way to keep that pilot light from dimming. An LED that is full brightness at any voltage this dimmer puts out (if such a thing exists) is what I was hoping Mex could point me to. I assume that is why he asked what voltage is output by the dimmer at its lowest setting.
What I wanted to do may not be feasible. I wouldn't know because, while I am decent in 120v and 12v electricity, I know less than nothing about electronics.
