Southern Man
DIY Hillbilly
I installed these: http://www.touchandglow.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=DIY-L2&Show=TechSpecs
to turn on-off the transformers for low voltage LED under cabinet lights. The transformers draw about 7watts. The problem is that the lights more often than not "flicker". I have three of these switches, two have one transformer connected and the third has two.
1. When I plug the transformers into a regular outlet there is no flickering.
2. Sometimes the lights are fine and the flickering starts a few minutes or hours later.
3. Two transformers on one switch behave identically.
4. Once the flickering starts it doesn't stop and sometimes seems to get worse.
5. If i turn the transformers of then on, or turn the touch control off then on, sometimes I can make the flickering stop. The longer I wait the better the chance of this happening.
6. If I connect a 40W incandescent lamp to the same circuit and turn it on, the flickering always stops, then starts up again when I turn the 40W lamp off.
My theory is that the wattage draw is too low to turn the internal touch control relay (for lack of specific terms for these things) fully on.
Any clues on how to fix this?
These are the lights I ended up using here: https://terrylove.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23456
to turn on-off the transformers for low voltage LED under cabinet lights. The transformers draw about 7watts. The problem is that the lights more often than not "flicker". I have three of these switches, two have one transformer connected and the third has two.
1. When I plug the transformers into a regular outlet there is no flickering.
2. Sometimes the lights are fine and the flickering starts a few minutes or hours later.
3. Two transformers on one switch behave identically.
4. Once the flickering starts it doesn't stop and sometimes seems to get worse.
5. If i turn the transformers of then on, or turn the touch control off then on, sometimes I can make the flickering stop. The longer I wait the better the chance of this happening.
6. If I connect a 40W incandescent lamp to the same circuit and turn it on, the flickering always stops, then starts up again when I turn the 40W lamp off.
My theory is that the wattage draw is too low to turn the internal touch control relay (for lack of specific terms for these things) fully on.
Any clues on how to fix this?
These are the lights I ended up using here: https://terrylove.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23456