I have a couple of LED ceiling lights - some mains powered LED strips, and (in a different location) a floodlight - one of these:
https://www.ledvance.com/profession...aires/floodlights/floodlight-asymmetric-c8949
They are switched with separate single pole (mechanical) light switches, however even when they are switched off, there is still a faint glimmer coming from the LEDs themselves. The LEDs strips also actually give off a slight hum.
It seems the only way to completely switch them off is to use a double pole switch - switching both the live and neutral. This kills them dead, no hum, and no glow, but it seems a bit over the top, and means a cant have a double switch in one location.
The main circuit in both cases has an earth leakage circuit breaker, and electronic fuse circuit breakers.
Just to answer some comments I saw on a similar post on the net, these LEDs seem to genuinely have a tiny amount of power, even when one of the mains connections is physically disconnected, its not fluorescence or a discharging capacitor...
So whats going on?!
https://www.ledvance.com/profession...aires/floodlights/floodlight-asymmetric-c8949
They are switched with separate single pole (mechanical) light switches, however even when they are switched off, there is still a faint glimmer coming from the LEDs themselves. The LEDs strips also actually give off a slight hum.
It seems the only way to completely switch them off is to use a double pole switch - switching both the live and neutral. This kills them dead, no hum, and no glow, but it seems a bit over the top, and means a cant have a double switch in one location.
The main circuit in both cases has an earth leakage circuit breaker, and electronic fuse circuit breakers.
Just to answer some comments I saw on a similar post on the net, these LEDs seem to genuinely have a tiny amount of power, even when one of the mains connections is physically disconnected, its not fluorescence or a discharging capacitor...
So whats going on?!
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