Led ceiling fixture
#1
11-10-21, 06:16 PM
Led ceiling fixture
I shut off the breaker and removed the old light. When I installed the led light the breaker had no effect on it. It would not shut off when the switch was on.
#2
11-10-21, 08:35 PM
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It would not shut off when the switch was on.
Do you mean when the switch is off the light stays on ?
Does it get dimmer when the switch is turned off ?
#4
11-15-21, 05:20 AM
CircuitBreaker
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#5
11-15-21, 05:20 AM
Turn off all breakers, then turn on just one at a time (leave the breaker supplying the LED off, and light switch on). You may find one where the LED comes on. Look for mis-wiring or a defect in appliances connected to that breaker. That's where I would start.
After all, if the LED lights up, it must be getting power from somewhere. If you can find out where, then you can figure out how.
After all, if the LED lights up, it must be getting power from somewhere. If you can find out where, then you can figure out how.
#6
11-15-21, 05:58 AM
'Switch on, breaker off, light still on' tells me you have the wrong breaker.
Time to back up a couple of steps. First, find the correct breaker. (PS Label that breaker too!)
Time to back up a couple of steps. First, find the correct breaker. (PS Label that breaker too!)
#7
11-15-21, 06:13 PM
Wrong
Breaker off. Switch on. Original light off. Breaker untouched. Led does not follow suit.
#9
11-16-21, 06:24 AM
I have never seen this but I think it is possible.
So take the below with a grain of salt.
Could be there is ghost voltage on this line and it is strong enough (amperage) to power the LED.
When one AC wire runs beside another wire it induces a voltage into the second wire.
Usually when this happens the voltage is much lower than in the AC wire also the induced wire has very low amperage.
So with an incandescent bulb it shuts off because there is not enough amperage but with a LED there may be enough amperage to power it. but I am grasping at straws here,.
So take the below with a grain of salt.
Could be there is ghost voltage on this line and it is strong enough (amperage) to power the LED.
When one AC wire runs beside another wire it induces a voltage into the second wire.
Usually when this happens the voltage is much lower than in the AC wire also the induced wire has very low amperage.
So with an incandescent bulb it shuts off because there is not enough amperage but with a LED there may be enough amperage to power it. but I am grasping at straws here,.
Chukster
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#11
11-22-21, 06:06 AM
Member
Put an incandescent bulb back in and see if the switch and breaker work as it should. if it does then what Manden suggested may in fact be correct.
Does the LED light up to full brightness? That's important because I have a similar situation. My front hall light will always have a soft glow when the switch is off. Although there are no other power lines near that fixture. It takes very little power to excite an LED light.
Does the LED light up to full brightness? That's important because I have a similar situation. My front hall light will always have a soft glow when the switch is off. Although there are no other power lines near that fixture. It takes very little power to excite an LED light.
#12
11-22-21, 06:55 AM
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My front hall light will always have a soft glow when the switch is off
Norm201
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