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dcwp · 10-28-2008, 10:32 AM

This sounds great, I've been waiting for reasonable LED or PhoLED for a long time. I'm still not totally comfortable with the CFLs given the high amount of mercury and disposal problems.

Has anyone here used LED replacements with a dimmer switch? My wife has a mini-halogen track light in our bedroom that is brighter than the sun and nearly as hot. We put it on a dimmer switch so that I can adjust it to a reasonable level when I use it, but it is still sucking up massive amounts of energy. That would be my first target for LED replacements, but I'd still like to use the dimmer.

Thanks!

10-28-2008, 10:32 AM	#35 (permalink)
dcwp EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	This sounds great, I've been waiting for reasonable LED or PhoLED for a long time. I'm still not totally comfortable with the CFLs given the high amount of mercury and disposal problems. Has anyone here used LED replacements with a dimmer switch? My wife has a mini-halogen track light in our bedroom that is brighter than the sun and nearly as hot. We put it on a dimmer switch so that I can adjust it to a reasonable level when I use it, but it is still sucking up massive amounts of energy. That would be my first target for LED replacements, but I'd still like to use the dimmer. Thanks!