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🔌General Home Automation => Automating Your House => Topic started by: marv on December 10, 2005, 02:38:32 PM

Title: Controlling LED Christmas Lights
Post by: marv on December 10, 2005, 02:38:32 PM

Hi,

Is there a way to control LED cristmas
lights?

I have tried lamp, appliance and the
receptical modules with no luck.
They all leave part of the string on dimmly
in the off position.

Thanks

Marv

Title: Re: Controlling LED Christmas Lights
Post by: yeldarb on December 09, 2007, 02:33:00 PM

I have the same problem.  There is another thread which discusses using Applicance Modules instead, but I had no luck even with the suggestion to disable the "Current Sensor" diode.  The LED string still stays on dimly when it's supposed to be "off".

Title: Re: Controlling LED Christmas Lights
Post by: Brian H on December 09, 2007, 06:32:47 PM

The Sensing Current components are not completely gone when the Diode and Jumper are cut in an Appliance Module. There are still a few resistors in the circuit, that maybe why they still glow. Have you tried the old small 4 watt Night Light on the modules output with the LED Lights?

Title: Re: Controlling LED Christmas Lights
Post by: dave w on December 10, 2007, 12:41:11 PM

Per Brian, the night light usually works. Also, Socket Rockets have no sense circuit and are the only X10 modules I have to found to work with LED lights. Obviously their configuration makes them difficult to use.

Title: Re: Controlling LED Christmas Lights
Post by: Brian H on December 10, 2007, 04:23:13 PM

Thanks Dave. Yes my low wattage LED bulbs do work fine in a Socket Rocket.

Title: Re: Controlling LED Christmas Lights
Post by: ricktk on December 15, 2010, 05:34:52 PM

Great forum!  Lots of info.  I was having trouble with indoor LED Christmas lights staying dimly lit.  The Socket Rocket trick worked great.  A little finagling/adapting to go from cord to socket to cord, but the key it worked.  :)%  Thanks all, Rick