Hi All,
First time poster and really hoping you all can help with a question on modifying an LED light fixture.
I just bought this new light fixture from Ikea that my wife and I love, but unfortunately its far too bright for our application. There are other lights on the circuit that are different output, so dimming everything won't work. Anyway, I had to take it apart to see what I could do to make it work for us.
I have attached pictures of the fixture, a single LED and the power supply. I would like to remove six of the nine LED's from the circuit, but I am worried that there will then be too much current for the remaining three LED's. Am I right to be concerned? The power supply says it is "constant current" and I know that LED brightness is dictated by current instead of voltage like a light bulb.
I am not sure of the resistance of these LED's but wonder if I measured the resistance across the terminals and then installed a corresponding resistor in their place if that would solve the current issues?
Also, the fixture has a rating of 20W on the UL sticker. Does that mean that these are 2.2V LED's (2.22x9=20)? The power supply has a listed load rating of 22-30W. Does this mean that is it's maximum, or is that the only range that it will work within?
I'm not terribly electronically inlined, so please keep your answers simple.
Your help is greatly appreciated!!!
First time poster and really hoping you all can help with a question on modifying an LED light fixture.
I just bought this new light fixture from Ikea that my wife and I love, but unfortunately its far too bright for our application. There are other lights on the circuit that are different output, so dimming everything won't work. Anyway, I had to take it apart to see what I could do to make it work for us.
I have attached pictures of the fixture, a single LED and the power supply. I would like to remove six of the nine LED's from the circuit, but I am worried that there will then be too much current for the remaining three LED's. Am I right to be concerned? The power supply says it is "constant current" and I know that LED brightness is dictated by current instead of voltage like a light bulb.
I am not sure of the resistance of these LED's but wonder if I measured the resistance across the terminals and then installed a corresponding resistor in their place if that would solve the current issues?
Also, the fixture has a rating of 20W on the UL sticker. Does that mean that these are 2.2V LED's (2.22x9=20)? The power supply has a listed load rating of 22-30W. Does this mean that is it's maximum, or is that the only range that it will work within?
I'm not terribly electronically inlined, so please keep your answers simple.
Your help is greatly appreciated!!!
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