I bought an LED light bulb for our stairwell, and noticed that it was glowing even when the switch is off. Current leakage, I though (or badly wired socket). So I took the bulb out - and it still glows for a couple of hours.
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostI bought an LED light bulb for our stairwell, and noticed that it was glowing even when the switch is off. Current leakage, I though (or badly wired socket). So I took the bulb out - and it still glows for a couple of hours.
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only lighterConfusion is a natural state of being -
It's the rapture! You must kill everyone in the house otherwise Satan will rise and destroy the world!What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostI bought an LED light bulb for our stairwell, and noticed that it was glowing even when the switch is off. Current leakage, I though (or badly wired socket). So I took the bulb out - and it still glows for a couple of hours.
HTH.Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.Comment
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Originally posted by suityou01 View PostIt can only be capacitance, or resistance or inductance - and it sure as tulip aint resistance. All you need to do is rule out which one of the other two it is.
HTH.Confusion is a natural state of beingComment
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Originally posted by suityou01 View PostIt can only be capacitance, or resistance or inductance - and it sure as tulip aint resistance. All you need to do is rule out which one of the other two it is.
HTH.
Resistance is futile.What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostResistance is futile.Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.Comment
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Originally posted by suityou01 View PostIt can only be capacitance, or resistance or inductance - and it sure as tulip aint resistance. All you need to do is rule out which one of the other two it is.
HTH.
Probably for the same reason a neon lamp glows when it is connected to hot (and nothing else). LEDs respond to very low levels of current, the kind of current you might get when there is a slight capacitive coupling to earth (which is pretty much everywhere). Sometimes electronics isn't as straightforward as it seems.It is responding to radiated energy, possibly 60Hz, possibly RF from a local radio station (I'm betting line frequency). A capacitor will divert the energy around the LED.Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.Comment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostI bought an LED light bulb for our stairwell, and noticed that it was glowing even when the switch is off. Current leakage, I though (or badly wired socket). So I took the bulb out - and it still glows for a couple of hours.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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Originally posted by suityou01 View Post
It can only be capacitance, or resistance or inductance ..Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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