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| Re: LED Dimmer [message #296168 is a reply to message #296167] |
Thu, 25 February 2016 13:49   |
rcjordan
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Some sort of doorbuster going on for 1-at-a-time over on Amazon. $2.80 + free ship
http://amzn.to/1oD926o
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| Re: LED Dimmer [message #296170 is a reply to message #296167] |
Thu, 25 February 2016 14:10 |
rcjordan
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For my valance box dimmers behind the upper cabinets in the Royale, I wanted an inline dimmer with dc barrel coonecters for easy swap-out or upgrading. I ordered 4 of these from Amazon ...work great, look fair, relatively inexpensive. Liked 'em well enough to order 4 more.
http://amzn.to/1KOnK4T
For a more upscale, sleek look I ordered these black glass wall-mount dimmers. I decided against cutting them into the coach walls and went with the above, so I will use them in another project.
http://amzn.to/1KOoeIp
SOLD 77 Royale Coachmen Side Dry Bath
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| Re: LED Dimmer [message #296178 is a reply to message #296167] |
Thu, 25 February 2016 15:38 |
Bullitthead
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Got those dimmers on ebay for less than $5 over a year ago, and they work great. Nice feeling potentiometer in them. They are cheaper now in some places, as RC noted. BUT TAKE NOTE: theses dimmers are common positive and use PWM to control the GROUND side, so they will not work on some LED gauges that have a common ground inside...actually they will still operate, but will vary the ground current for the whole gauge. Anything with a separate ground will work great, and it does not need to be an LED. I'm still looking for an inexpensive common ground PWM dimmer for my gauges that have built-in LED lighting. Just picked up a model railroad controller at the DAV thrift store to experiment with yesterday, but it operates from 110V, so it may not fit the need. If not, at least I can use it on my model railroad 
Terry Kelpien
ASE Master Technician
73 Glacier 260
Smithfield, Va.
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| Re: LED Dimmer [message #296185 is a reply to message #296180] |
Thu, 25 February 2016 16:23 |
Bullitthead
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Yeah, I did that years ago when laying the track out! It was so much cleaner than using a knife or saw, but the fumes gave wife a headache(though I kinda liked the smell). When I was about 6 or 7 years old, I had a toy/tool from Ideal, I think, that looked just like a jigsaw and used a hot wire to cut styro panels and I built all kinds of neat stuff.
Terry Kelpien
ASE Master Technician
73 Glacier 260
Smithfield, Va.
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| Re: LED Dimmer [message #296188 is a reply to message #296167] |
Thu, 25 February 2016 16:32 |
rcjordan
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>looked just like a jigsaw
My younger brother had one. We loved that thing. Must have cost my dad a couple KW on the power bill. That experience is why I keep that DIY cutter in mind. I have my old controller from the 50s --figure that it heavy-duty enough to really make a wire glow.
Back on topic, the above are all single-color dimmers.
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| Re: [GMCnet] LED Dimmer [message #296197 is a reply to message #296188] |
Thu, 25 February 2016 17:54 |
Terry Taylor
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I have several of these and have not yet had a chance to play with them,
but a possible warning to GMC owners that are Hams (and probably CBers,
also) Since these things are PWM, they are LIKELY to radiate energy from DC
to visible light. I think I will try one of mine thus weekend with the Ham
equipment and my spectrum analyzer up.....
On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 2:32 PM, RC Jordan wrote:
>> looked just like a jigsaw
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> My younger brother had one. We loved that thing. Must have cost my dad a
> couple KW on the power bill. That experience is why I keep that DIY cutter
> in
> mind. I have my old controller from the 50s --figure that it heavy-duty
> enough to really make a wire glow.
>
> Back on topic, the above are all single-color dimmers.
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It has a light side and a dark side and
It holds the galaxy together.
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| Re: [GMCnet] LED Dimmer [message #296199 is a reply to message #296197] |
Thu, 25 February 2016 18:08 |
Guy Lopes
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Terry,
Great idea! Please let us know what you find.
Guy Lopes
76 Birchaven "Orion"
Sacramento, CA
W6TOL
www.GMC-Guy.com
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2016 3:55 PM
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Subject: Re: [GMCnet] LED Dimmer
I have several of these and have not yet had a chance to play with them, but
a possible warning to GMC owners that are Hams (and probably CBers,
also) Since these things are PWM, they are LIKELY to radiate energy from DC
to visible light. I think I will try one of mine thus weekend with the Ham
equipment and my spectrum analyzer up.....
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| Re: LED Dimmer [message #296204 is a reply to message #296167] |
Thu, 25 February 2016 19:04 |
rcjordan
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>cheap
You can get aluminum-cased models for less than $10 now. Prices on leds are dropping so much, I don't see how a retailer could stock them without taking a loss due to the write-down
http://amzn.to/21kVcqZ
SOLD 77 Royale Coachmen Side Dry Bath
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