Led lights / light switch

[pritch]

Hi,
I've fitted four 3w led spots to my bedroom. My touch sensitive light switches only work with a minimum of 40w load.
Any ideas please?
ps... Don't say add another 10 spots.

 

[ImpededLoop]

Hi,
I've fitted four 3w led spots to my bedroom. My touch sensitive light switches only work with a minimum of 40w load.
Any ideas please?
ps... Don't say add another 10 spots.

I think you've answered your own question there.

 

[Octopus]

er.... change the dimmer or refit the original lights?

 

[123]

Change the switch. Surely a normal switch is touch sensitive anyway, you touch it with a bit of pressure and it turns on, and the same again to turn it off?

 

[HandySparks]

Change them for 10W LED spots. Then you'll be able to see what your doing.

 

[Adam W]

er.... change the dimmer or refit the original lights?

Agreed. If the lights don't work with the switch you need to change either the lights or the switch.
Maybe add 30W some other way, like a picture light.

 

[Octopus]

Agreed. If the lights don't work with the switch you need to change either the lights or the switch.
Maybe add 30W some other way, like a picture light.

Or if they are GU10 leds remove one LED and fix a 50W halogen?

 

[Adam W]

Or if they are GU10 leds remove one LED and fix a 50W halogen?

It's a good idea but I think you'd have a job trying to match a halogen to the LEDs.

 

[Leesparkykent]

It's a good idea but I think you'd have a job trying to match a halogen to the LEDs.

what do you mean? gu10 led and replace it with a gu10 halogen.

 

[123]

It's a good idea but I think you'd have a job trying to match a halogen to the LEDs.

I think it's a terrible idea. Why change from halogens to LED in the first place, just to be fitting halogens again.

Chances of being able to dim 12W of LED lighting are slim, and that's even if the LED lamps are dimmable as most aren't

 

[Rockingit]

Is this REALLY so difficult??!! Just change the switch for a compatible one!!

 

[TJ Anderson]

What do you like more? your light switch or your new LED lights? Change your switch. Easy.

 

[pritch]

Is this REALLY so difficult??!! Just change the switch for a compatible one!!

The switches are the expensive touch sensitive remote control ones. I could change the switch in the bedroom but the real reason I asked is because eventually I would like to change the spots on the landing to led lights which are controlled by four intermediate switches ( the expensive ones)
Just thought there could be some way of increasing the load to the switch some other way.

 

[Leesparkykent]

The switches are the expensive touch sensitive remote control ones. I could change the switch in the bedroom but the real reason I asked is because eventually I would like to change the spots on the landing to led lights which are controlled by four intermediate switches ( the expensive ones)
Just thought there could be some way of increasing the load to the switch some other way.

obviously if you want to increase the load you have to add more lights or change the lamps for higher wattage ones. you cant just magically increase the load. make a decision led lamps and change the switches or keep the switches and change the lamps for higher wattage ones, simples

 

[TJ Anderson]

The switches are the expensive touch sensitive remote control ones. I could change the switch in the bedroom but the real reason I asked is because eventually I would like to change the spots on the landing to led lights which are controlled by four intermediate switches ( the expensive ones)
Just thought there could be some way of increasing the load to the switch some other way.

It is me, I thought the idea of energy efficient lighting was to reduce the load!