Hi All,
Over the weekend I added two sets of Ikea BÄVE LED Track Lights to a QLD channel. See link:BAVE.
The problem is that when they are turned off they continue to flicker.
These are the only lights on this channel, however when they are added to another channel which has 3 x 45W standard bulbs they don't flicker when turned off.
Now I am assuming that this is because the Bave lights do not present enough resistance to the circuit to properly turn off.
The info on the web site states that these lights use 8.5W each so 17W in total.
I'm thinking I either have to
1) Add them to the other channel mentioned earlier (but then loose the ability to set up the scenes I was aiming for) or
2) Increase the resistance of the load on this circuit.
I would prefer option 2 but am unsure what would be the best way to add the extra 'ballast'. I have done some digging around and found the following options.
a) I could add a standard bulb to the circuit (increasing the wattage) but this would be difficult to fit into the room as the light tracks in question are
placed on open beams in an attic room and don't really lend themselves to extra fittings.
b) I could place a resistor across the Live and neutral terminals for the channel on the QLD. But for this what size resistor would be needed?
Any advice would be appreciated
Thanks
Mark
Over the weekend I added two sets of Ikea BÄVE LED Track Lights to a QLD channel. See link:BAVE.
The problem is that when they are turned off they continue to flicker.
These are the only lights on this channel, however when they are added to another channel which has 3 x 45W standard bulbs they don't flicker when turned off.
Now I am assuming that this is because the Bave lights do not present enough resistance to the circuit to properly turn off.
The info on the web site states that these lights use 8.5W each so 17W in total.
I'm thinking I either have to
1) Add them to the other channel mentioned earlier (but then loose the ability to set up the scenes I was aiming for) or
2) Increase the resistance of the load on this circuit.
I would prefer option 2 but am unsure what would be the best way to add the extra 'ballast'. I have done some digging around and found the following options.
a) I could add a standard bulb to the circuit (increasing the wattage) but this would be difficult to fit into the room as the light tracks in question are
placed on open beams in an attic room and don't really lend themselves to extra fittings.
b) I could place a resistor across the Live and neutral terminals for the channel on the QLD. But for this what size resistor would be needed?
Any advice would be appreciated
Thanks
Mark
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