bretk Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Hi ,Im new to this calling and have ordered the advanced software package and two ccr's am waiting on the new controller. In the meantime I am looking at the christmasdesigners.com website and they say their icicle lights are half wave rectified. What does that mean? Which LEDs can be dimmed and manipulated by a lor controller?Thanks,Bret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Hi Bret. Welcome. There's gotta be at least two dozen different threads discussing what you asked, so you shouldn't have any trouble finding the details you need. Briefly, half-wave LED's are on half the time - they flicker on and off 60 times each second. Full-wave are on continuously, there's no flicker and they're brighter. Both can be dimmed, both may need snubbers for them to dim smoothly. (Plenty of threads on that also.) Good luck - have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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