Re: CFLs flicker when Wall Swtich WS467 is OFF

["Jim Hewitt" <jim.hewitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks, John.  I'll give that a try.  But the kids might still balk at a
night light in their room - they're way beyond that now.  :-)

However that will be fine for the porch lights.

Jim



"John" <noaddress@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Jim Hewitt" <jim.hewitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Howdy,
>>
>> I've been slowlyg trying CFLs in the house to see if they work OK wtih
>> our X10 installation.  We've decided that the quality of light is
>> acceptable for the energy $ savings.
>>
>> But, when I put some (N:Vision from Home Depot) 60W CFLs in the kids'
>> room overehad light, controlled by a WS467, everything was fine until I
>> turned the lights off.  They don't go fully off!  We get a very low light
>> flicker, probably 5-10 times a second.  I triple-checked, the wall switch
>> was not dimming the lights.
>>
>> Is this a result of the current sense (for local control)?  If so, would
>> the standard mode for disabling current sense stop this?
>>
>> It is doubtful that the kids would sleep well with this annyong flicker,
>> but also likely that it would also damage the CFL electronics eventually.
>>
>> Thank you for  any input.  Or for pointing me to a more appropriate
>> group.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
> The WS467 is a 2 wire device that requires continuous current
> flow to operate.   It normally gets this through the cold filament
> of an incandescant lamp.  Put a small incandescant lamp in
> parallel with the CFL and the CFL will stop flickering.  I'm
> currently using a 15 watt lamp but I plan to try a 4 watt night
> light.
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