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so what's going on here?????

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so ive installed 6 non fire rated LED downlight with dimmable bulbs the covers haven't been fitted yet as didn't turn up with the down lights. all was great when I left Thursday then the customer sends me this video other rooms with same down lights on same circuits fine just these ones having a disco. any thoughts gratefully received 

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    I am also thinking loose wire. LEDs have low running current but higher starting current. Possibly the impedance of a loose wire doesn't allow enough current to "ignite" all the LEDs on switch on, but enough to ignite one, the demand drops, another ignites, but when a few are on there is not enough current to run them all so one drops out, allowing another to ignite.

    It possibly worked fine when you were there since the loose connection was shiny and new, it is now a bit oxidised/stressed.

    Or possibly they need the missing trims to work properly


    Edit; Does your client know that a video of their bedroom is now on the Web for all to view?
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    I am also thinking loose wire. LEDs have low running current but higher starting current. Possibly the impedance of a loose wire doesn't allow enough current to "ignite" all the LEDs on switch on, but enough to ignite one, the demand drops, another ignites, but when a few are on there is not enough current to run them all so one drops out, allowing another to ignite.

    It possibly worked fine when you were there since the loose connection was shiny and new, it is now a bit oxidised/stressed.

    Or possibly they need the missing trims to work properly


    Edit; Does your client know that a video of their bedroom is now on the Web for all to view?
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