dim lights for corridor

Probably easier to use a three position grid plate with two switches and one neon indicator, not really sure if it'd be bright enough though, they also do filament and fluorescent indicators.

Well it would save you from being naughty and using earth as the not-live side of the neon.

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Andy Burns
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Use red lights if you want to retain your night vision, like on submarines.

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Max Demian

It's against the Lightswitch Drilling Act 1907. You'd want more than 1 neon indicator for night lighting. And putting them at the base of a ceiling light would be better than the light switch.

NT

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tabbypurr

I have these:

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Bob Eager

The LSD act of 1907 ? An 'alternative fact'? [g]

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DICEGEORGE

thanks Bob,

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MK Neon Locator its goes between a light switch and the wall and takes a crumb of elec from earth and live, not enough to trip the RCDs I hope if I have 20 of them? [george]

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DICEGEORGE

I assume from the "TUNGSTEN GLS LAMPS ONLY" you're supposed to wire the neons across the switch, rather than live to earth, so they only glow when the light is off ...

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Andy Burns

but a reviewer of this white neon locator from MK is says: "?????

4 out of 5 stars. Anonymous · 2 years ago Beware however that it is not suitable for use with low energy florescent type light bulbs although works ok with normal florescent tube type fitting s. "
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Is this true? Why? Will they work with LED bulbs?

[george]
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DICEGEORGE

It relies on being able to treat the lamp's filament as a path to neutral to light the neons

Might make the LED give a little flash every so often.

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Andy Burns

Go for the big clive option

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Andy Burns

No, it uses the filament of the bulb as a path.

They are connected to CFLs, and they still work.

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Bob Eager

That's right. They work OK with the CFLs I have, and I think one of them with an LED bulb!

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Bob Eager

Priced at £3 on Ebay!

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alan_m

t type light bulbs although works ok with normal florescent tube type fitti ngs.

With some LED lights you can simply put an RC snubber across the switch & t he LED glows dimly when nominally off.

NT

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tabbypurr

20 of them would likely trip an RCD.

NT

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tabbypurr

going for a piss.

ng edge dimmers because LEDs are not regulated, it seems.

I know thre's plenty of info on such things although some on here just don' t understand the differncies, most LEDs or rather the PSU driving the LED w ork better with trailing edge circuitry and most seem to use MOSFET rather than TRIACs. Using leading edge with traics gets more power disipated in ot her componets such as the diac and other componets and they 'blow' up which means replacing a working TRIAC with the same type won't change anything.

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whisky-dave

Trouble is getting up in the night to have a piss and having to change the light buld from a 'normal' one to a red one is a bit of a pain.

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whisky-dave

n going for a piss.

ling edge dimmers because LEDs are not regulated, it seems.

n't understand the differncies, most LEDs or rather the PSU driving the LED work better with trailing edge circuitry and most seem to use MOSFET rathe r than TRIACs. Using leading edge with traics gets more power disipated in other componets such as the diac and other componets and they 'blow' up whi ch means replacing a working TRIAC with the same type won't change anything .

Shaking head.

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tabbypurr

hen going for a piss.

ailing edge dimmers because LEDs are not regulated, it seems.

don't understand the differncies, most LEDs or rather the PSU driving the L ED work better with trailing edge circuitry and most seem to use MOSFET rat her than TRIACs. Using leading edge with traics gets more power disipated i n other componets such as the diac and other componets and they 'blow' up w hich means replacing a working TRIAC with the same type won't change anythi ng.

Shakin' steven Talking heads

but there's info on LEDs here.

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Might be a bit complex for you .

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whisky-dave

Not over again!

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Andy Burns

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