Re: How do LED 12V Dimmable light bulb works?

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

I know of no way to use that with 120V nor does Insteon make a dimmer that
works with 12V AFAIK.

You would be better off with a 120V dimmable LED with a standard screw base.


"emoreno@xxxxxxxxx" <emoreno@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I bought the following LED dimmable light bulbs :
>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003SFBB4I
>
>However I?m not sure how to make it work. I?m sure that I can?t just
>connect it directly to the power outlet as I can burn it, probably I
>need some type of power adapter but I?m not sure.
>
>I would like to use an INSTEON dimmer but I was wondering if anyone
>has any experience doing this before and could share some thoghts with
>me before I buy any dimmer.
>
> This is the first time that I see the MR16 power input (the two
>pins), and I don?t know where to buy those either, or how to make
>connect them on serial (or parallel) to control multiple light bulbs
>from a single power source/dimmer.
>
>I noticed that this light bulb has some type of heat dissipation thing
>attached to it; but I thought LEDs didn?t produce much heat, does
>anyone know why these light bulbs have to manage heat when these
>consume only 12V?
>
>If anyone could tell me what is what I need to buy and where to buy it
>to have my setup working would be highly appreciated.
>
>Thanks