kenact
Active Member
I know this subject has been briefly discussed, but no one has come up with the answer I need.
The theater I'm at acquired several scoops with an E26 base. They came with incandescent bulbs, which I'd like to switch to LED. I got a dozen "dimmable" 100w equivalent LEDs. They look great, but there's a problem. I have them connected to MBT DMX2X4 dimmer packs. They turn on and they dim, BUT, when brought to zero, they don't go completely out. Switch the Elation lighting board off, there's still a faint glow. Even when I switch off the dimmer packs, they don't go out. They're very dim, but not out.
It seems the only way I can get them to go completely out is to unplug the dimmer packs, or unplug the fixtures from the dimmer packs. I've seen similar problems with other consumer grade dimmable LEDs.
Are there any theatrical grade E26 LED that are dimmable and will go out when brought to zero?
The theater I'm at acquired several scoops with an E26 base. They came with incandescent bulbs, which I'd like to switch to LED. I got a dozen "dimmable" 100w equivalent LEDs. They look great, but there's a problem. I have them connected to MBT DMX2X4 dimmer packs. They turn on and they dim, BUT, when brought to zero, they don't go completely out. Switch the Elation lighting board off, there's still a faint glow. Even when I switch off the dimmer packs, they don't go out. They're very dim, but not out.
It seems the only way I can get them to go completely out is to unplug the dimmer packs, or unplug the fixtures from the dimmer packs. I've seen similar problems with other consumer grade dimmable LEDs.
Are there any theatrical grade E26 LED that are dimmable and will go out when brought to zero?