brightworks Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Hi, I was tasked to produce a musical light show by one of our clients who we helped import LED Christmas lights last year. The truth is I knew very little about this lights- music synchronization stuff. My online research led me to LOR, and I would like to ask anyone out there if I can use any off-the-shelf LED lights? I will also appreciate any advice for first-timers like me. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Yes, many of us have used off-the-shelf LED lights. Most will work fine, although LEDs have different "dimming curves" than incandescent lights. This means, for example, that if you set the brightness to 25%, the LEDs may appear to be at full brightness. The only way to know for sure is to experiment. Other effects, like fully-on, off, shimmer, and twinkle will always work with LED strings. One exception is some "retro" LED bulbs, which are single LED bulbs designed to fit into C-7 sockets. Some of these are not dimmable, and will be destroyed if you try to dim them. Another exception is low-voltage LED lights that use a transformer. These are more common in 220-volt countries. Using LOR, you can only turn a circuit with a transformer on or off. Dimming or using shimmer will usually destroy the transformer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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