I’d been looking for something like this for a few years, wondering why I couldn’t find it:
https://www.diodeled.com/switchex-driver-and-dimmer-switch.html
My friends who do more LED home lighting than me note that a lot of LED dimmers don’t work well with certain lights, and vice-versa.
It’s not a problems with the lights which work with other dimmers, or with the dimmers which work with other lights; it’s the combinations which are problematic. Maybe this will become the norm!
I think often the problem is that dimmers and drivers don’t work well, whether the driver is separate for a strip light or built into a bulb.
I also see there’s code for low power wiring now that I never had to think about before.
We use amber “turtle safe” lights in the evening (cured our insomnia) and also use them outside (plenty of visibility, no glare in the neighbors’ windows)
And it’s kitchen tear-out-and-remodel time so everything is getting a serious look or being built new.
Catalog is a downloadable PDF.
They’re near me (SF Bay area) and have a lot of resellers distributing their gear.
So I’m fairly confident that I’ll get parts that work together — and easily get help if there’s an issue.
That frees me up to try building my own 110v LED light setups and using up my increasing supply of replaced LEDs from flashlights.
Those can go into the shed and garage without worrying about, um, getting it right the first time.
Hm. Those retail for around $250 apiece, according to the electrician working on our kitchen. Or maybe $175 depending on where he gets them.
That’s a lot of money for a single switch-and-power-supply.
The advantags are
- running low voltage DC wiring from the switch through the walls to get to the LED
instead of - running 110v from a wall dimmer switch up to the attic then having a power supply in a box in the attic feeding the LED
I’m not real comfortable putting power supplies out of sight and where I can’t get to them easily. When they fail they get way too hot for comfort.
And most of them say they shouldn’t be enclosed (in a metal box, as any electrical device ought to be). Some come built into a proper box, though.
Hmmmm.
But dang, that’s a lot of money for a single switch-and-power-supply just because the whole thing fits in a switchbox on the wall.
This is the sort of light source I’d like to put in:
(those look like old type emitters, anyone know of something better?)