I want to get a dimmable bedside lamp, but all the options are either super expensive, full of RGB things with apps etc or just super weird looking.
Where are the reasonable priced, basic lamps with a simple dimmer?
Why Are There So Few Dimmable Lamps
KlyJuly on 09/08/2024 - 19:39
Last edited 09/08/2024 - 19:59 by 1 other user
Last edited 09/08/2024 - 19:59 by 1 other user
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I can't see any on their website, what am I missing?
the joke
And what is "reasonably priced" ?????
Thats a very subjective description.
Hows this one?
https://www.bigw.com.au/product/ozoffer-dimmable-led-touch-d…
But otherwise I have to agree with OP
All those nice cheap metal bedside dimmable lamps you could buy everywhere for $10 have disappeared!
Try searching in Facebook marketplace.
Could just get a smart bulb and put it in whatever lamp you want.
I read it as op don’t want no app
There's ways around it. I have Tapo bulbs in my lounge room and have connected the Tapo Smart Button which does on/off when you press the button and dims when you rotate the dial. Adds to the cost though.
Definitely not interested in an app. I just want a simple light I can turn on and off, and dim with a knob or similar
I had this bookmarked https://onlinelighting.com.au/inline-switch-and-dimmer-b-h15…
As long as using a dimmable safe bulb it will create a dimmable lamp.
IKEA & Amazon have a few options. Assume they're not quite what you're looking for?
https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/taernaby-table-lamp-dimmable-st…
And get the recommended globe , it dims very nicely from all the times I’ve played with it in store.
If only something like that was available in a more traditional lamp look, with a frosted glass or fabric lampshade.
Dude. Maybe you misunderstand them. You can use these globes in anything. The remotes connect to the globe directly.
Step 1: Have lamp
Step 2: Buy dimmable globe (and/or colour changing…) and associated remote from IKEA.
Step 3: Put globe in preferred lamp fixture and setup using instructions.
Step 4: EnjoyI have this literal setup. I did this literally a couple weeks ago. It works great and I love it. I also wanted NO APPS. Maybe pay extra for the colour changing bulb. It's cool, if I do say so myself. And it still has a 'neutral' colour if you want just the 'normal globe's shade.
Problem is, you might just have to pay a little extra coin for that setup. Unless you want the globes with ugly remotes from AliE.
I don’t think led’s like being dimmed.
have a led on the ceiling with a dimmer on the wall and half the time the walls are flickering because the led doesn’t like it. only time it never flickers is if you have it on max.
not sure but think someone told me once using dimmer on led can shorten the bulbs life.
Do you have both an LED dimmer and LED transformer (if the ceiling light is 12V)?
I don’t know sorry.
You need to have dimmable led bulbs. You most likely have non-dimmable leds which flickers like how you described. The cheap ones pretty much never support dimming.
it’s not THAT bad.
it’s subtle like you only see the small flicker when you stare blankly at the wall for a few seconds. but you can see it get slightly darker, slightly brighter over and over. it’s not a massive problem if you get what I mean.
I can sometimes stop it if I turn the dinner knob up then back down to the darker position. I think the led just hates it when the dimmer is in a certain position.
might also depend on the person as well I can detect this kind of subtle weirdness on many things.
I noticed the same flickering myself too when I cheaped out on my led bulbs. That flickering is definitely not good for the leds in the long run. You can "fix" it by disconnecting the dimmer inside the wall switch, rewiring it so it bypasses the dimmer portion.
@Mibo: yeah so you get it. I guess we agree leds don’t like it. well at least even with zero flicker I think dimmer is bad for them.
tbh not in charge of the ceiling bulbs never changed it before but I have been told it’s the dimmable type. so I just assumed if the led bulb is “not dimmable” it wouldn’t even work with the dimmer?
Who remembers those OG touch metal lamps that changed brightness based on touch?
Those were the days…
Copperart
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Who remembers candles they were the OG
You can get inline dimmer switches for standard lamps.
For like $50!
For like $50!
Dimmers are surprisingly expensive is the simple answer
Op shops
.No luck yet, but I'm on the hunt
Hard rubbish. I scored one of those fancy soft close toilet seats as well as a dimming lamp.
fancy soft close toilet seats as well as a dimming lamp
There's a joke here about the sun shining out your arse, but I can't see it.
Sorry a second hand toilet seat is a bridge too far.
I take it that when moving house you replace the toilet seat with a brand new one.
I haven’t moved house for over 30 years and our place was a total gut job. Frankly your better argument is that I use public toilets when I’m out and about. I buy from op shops, including a kapok mattress, I’ve been known to scavenge from things people put out for collection. However, a second hand toilet seat is where I draw the line.
Funnily enough I know a person who replaced all their toilet suites (pans, cisterns, seats) before moving in. Had some kind of phobia about pre-owned sanitary fixtures.
@sumyungguy: I wouldn’t go that far but the concept of picking up a second hand toilet seat off the street just gives me the ick.
Tldr; It's not about the dime a dozen, subjectively ugly lamps, it's about whichever globe and associated setup you choose to put in it. It does not have to be a lamp+globe package.
Neither of those seem to have a dimming feature
I went down this route.
Its because it's fairly complex. The old dimmers were based on resistance bulbs that ran directly on AC, and you'd use a triac that would cut the AC waveform.
But LEDs run on DC, so each bulb has a host of circuitry to convert the AC to DC before it can be used. So trying to limit the current before it gets to the bulb causes problems, because that ac/dc circuitry reacts to the change. They also use a lot less power, and triac's need a certain amount of current to work correctly, so the new dimmers require a lot more circuitry.I ran it for about 5 years, but in the end I tore it out and replaced it with smart lights and a wall remote. In time I plan to make a dimmer switch that connects to a esp32, so I can dim the lights with a rotary dial.
Thanks for the info.
Why so complex? I simply added an LED dimmer that goes down to 2W
At Dimmeys.