Re: Strange: X-10 outlets & LED Holiday Lights

["Gemini" <spamthis@ nowhere.net>]

Try plugging in one filament type bulb (like a night light bulb) into the
same circuit...that should resolve the problem.
"Eric" <ericw2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I have two Leviton 6227W outlets outside my house which have been used for
> years to operate our holiday lights. Yesterday I put up new lights, those
> LED holiday lights instead of our usual C7 lights. Everything works fine
> so
> far.
>
> When I came home, the outlets have switched off from the timer, and the
> LED
> lights continue to glow faintly, maybe 10% of their full brightness. When
> I
> unplug the lights, they go out completely. When I plug them back in the
> relay trips and the come on full, as they're supposed to.
>
> Is still low voltage present to operate the relay, or did I wire these
> incorrectly?