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LED Downlight Dimming Guide Version 2.1 Jan 2016 our Ultimate Guide To Dimming Compatibility In LED Downlights
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LED Downlight Dimming Guide
Version 2.1 Jan 2016
Your Ultimate Guide To Dimming Compatibility In LED Downlights
LED Downlight Dimming Guide
In 2015 we decided to test our best selling LED down-lights with our most popular dimmer switches.
We tested 6 different brands with a quantity of 6 lights to find out which ones are compatible and which combina-tions dimmed the best.
Megaman 6W GU10 LED Test Results
Overall Dimming Rating
Dimmer Type Buzzing
Visual Dimming
RangeNotes Average
Rating
Lightwave RFWired 5 5 Down to 10% 5
Lightwave RF Wireless 5 5 Down to 10% 5
Lutron Grafik Eye QS 5 4 Down to 20% 4.5
Lutron Rania 5 4Down to 30%
Use with RESLOADE
4.5Varilight V-Pro (JQP401W)
10E Batch5 5 Down to 10% 55 out of 5
Click Inceptor Micro LED Test Results
Overall Dimming Rating
Dimmer Type Buzzing
Visual Dimming
RangeNotes Average
Rating
Lightwave RFWired 3 4 Down to 30% 3.5
Lightwave RF Wireless 4 4 Down to 30% 4
Lutron Grafik Eye QS 3 5 Down to 15% 4
Lutron Rania 5 2 Down to 50% 3.5Varilight V-Pro (JQP401W)
10E Batch5 5 Down to 15% 54 out of 5
Halers H2 Pro LED Test Results
Overall Dimming Rating
Dimmer Type Buzzing
Visual Dimming
RangeNotes Average
Rating
Lightwave RFWired 2 4 Down to 30% 3
Lightwave RF Wireless 3 4 Down to 10% 3.5
Lutron Grafik Eye QS 3 4 Down to 20% 3.5
Lutron Rania 2 2 Down to 50% 2
Varilight V-Pro (JQP401W)
10E Batch4 4
Down to 15%V-COM NowRecommend
ed43.2 out of 5
EcoLED ZEP1 LED Test Results
Overall Dimming Rating
Dimmer Type Buzzing
Visual Dimming
RangeNotes Average
Rating
Lightwave RFWired 5 4 Down to 30% 4.5
Lightwave RF Wireless 3 1
Flickered in all settings,
not compatible
2
Lutron Grafik Eye QS 4 3 Down to 20% 3.5
Lutron Rania 3 3Down to 50%, possibly more
with adjustments
3
Varilight V-Pro (JQP401W)
10E Batch5 4 Down to 25% 4.5
3.5 out of 5
JCC FGLED6 LED Test Results
Overall Dimming Rating
Dimmer Type Buzzing
Visual Dimming
RangeNotes Average
Rating
Lightwave RFWired 4 3 Down to 40% 3.5
Lightwave RF Wireless 4 5 Down to 10% 4.5
Lutron Grafik Eye QS 5 5 Down to 10% 5
Lutron Rania 4 3 Down to 40% 3.5Varilight V-Pro (JQP401W)
10E Batch3 5 Down to 15% 44.1 out of 5
Aurora M10 LED Test Results
Overall Dimming Rating
Dimmer Type Buzzing
Visual Dimming
RangeNotes Average
Rating
Lightwave RFWired 3 3 Down to 30% 3
Lightwave RF Wireless 2 2
Down to 20% but slight
flicker2
Lutron Grafik Eye QS 2 4 Down to 30% 3
Lutron Rania 5 2 Down to 50% 3.5Varilight V-Pro (JQP401W)
10E Batch5 4 Down to 20% 4.53.2 out of 5
Summary
5 out of 5
5 Star Dimming Rating
The Megaman 6W GU10 got the best res-ultsacross the board and achieved ‘5 Star Dimming’.
Megaman and Lightwave RF are now part of the same company. Both products have been redesigned to work better together, which givesthem a slight advantage.
The most universal dimmer switch was the Varilight V-Pro which was able to dim every LED light successfully.
Thanks for Viewing our Guide!For more information or to view our videos visit:
www.downlights.co.uk/faq-dimmable-gu10-leds-downlight-compatibility.html
Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01706 868343
