4. How dimmable are LEDs?

LED technology responds to voltage and subsequent changes in current differently than traditional incandescent lighting, presenting a unique engineering challenge for maintaining consistent dimming.

• Low power LEDs, powered by constant voltage drivers are more easily dimmed with conventional dimming technology than high powered LEDs that require the use of constant current drivers.
• Full scale dimming claims with corresponding dimmer usage recommendations should be confirmed by lighting control suppliers in order to have assurances of actual performance.
• LEDs also require a minimum current level in order to function and turn on at a brightness between 15-25% of their full intensity, thereby preventing full scale dimming down to 1% without additional technology.

Wac Lighting has worked with leading suppliers of lighting controls to engineer full scale dimming on many of our led products.

WAC Lighting products are dimmable using Electronic Low Voltage (ELV) dimmers. All LED fixtures have been tested and approved by the dimmer suppliers, as well as by our own UL approved laboratories.

Many LED fixtures consume less power than the minimum recognizable load requirements of most dimmers on the market.