Varilight LED Dimmer Switch - V-Pro Series, 1 Gang (Single), 1 or 2 Way, 0-120W (1-10 dimmable LEDs)

Bought two pieces, which work flawlessly for 7 years now. Programmable limits, very nice, neat classic look, great overall!

Having recently decorating our front room we purchased two different halogen 'feature' style light fittings, but both came with quite high wattage bulbs, so really we wanted the ability to dim them when required. Both light fittings supported dimmer switches, but with halogen low voltage lights (the ones with built in transformers), you have to have a compatible dimmer switch. I tried a standard one which we already had and that made the lights strobe when dimmed. I then purchased a dimmer from B&Q which supported 'low voltage' and that made both the dimmer switch and the light fittings buzz...and buzz loudly! I then found this, and it was my final shot at it but thankfully, these worked like a charm. No buzzing and no flickering! I have since ordered a second one for the other light fitting and again, it works perfectly. These switches are a little more expensive, but by the time you've bought two or three cheap versions and found they don't work, you'd have wished you went straight for these! One final note though; if you're wanting to dim low voltage halogen lights you do need to check that the light fitting itself supports dimming...not all of them do.

Sont branchés sur ce variateur 72 W de LEDs + 180 W de lampes à incandescence. La variation est régulière, et il n'y a pas de scintillements. Attention néanmoins à la fixation dans les boitiers standards français diam 60; l'entraxe des vis est de 60 mm; il n'y a pas de griffes. J'ai dû mettre de la résine dans le boitier récepteur pour la fixation. Il reste de la place pour y ajouter éventuellement un fusible de sécurité.

Regula correctamente LED y no hace ruido. Es cierto que la caja no se ajusta a la europea y he tenido que hace un agujero nuevo como comentaba otro cliente, pero si puedes hacerlo merece la pena. Funciona en conmutado perfecto.

I researched substantially before arriving at this dimmer switch. The price-value is amazing in comparison what is/was available. I have tried them on several different one-way and two-way circuits with different loads. The switch does the job, though as I understand with most dimmers, sometimes they get "confused" e.g. when they are turned on, they turn off for some reason, and have to be turned on again. Some experimentation is required with types of bulbs (LED only) - same bulb type/make seems to be preferred for each circuit. I also had to use the digital programming routine many times, experimenting for the best result - which can be tricky and the result is sometimes 100% perfect, sometimes 80% ok. Overall I am very satisfied