Oops... I stand corrected: I missed the word LED....
I am using old fashioned light bulbs...
Frank.
Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:56:11 -0500, Chuck Norcutt
<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>What happens if I plug my LED Christmas tree lights (120v) into an
>incandescent dimmer switch? I need an in-line on/off switch for the
>lights and the only thing I've got handy is a couple of sliding dimmer
>switches I used to use to control some large incandescent floods for
>photography. I don't need to actually dim the LEDs but it would be nice
>to use the in-line on/off switch that's part of the dimmer control.
>
>Seems to me like it should work OK. I assume the dimmer switch is made
>with something like a Triac which I think is just a variable frequency
>on/off switch.
>
>Chuck Norcutt
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