I think you might be talking about residual voltage. With certain LED's and certain power supplies, there can be some residual voltage that causes the LED's to remain dimly lit even after you deenergize them. Try using a couple regular incandescent lamps in your switched outlets and see if they operate normally.
any electricians out there?
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bob965;3655715; said:
Me? No I believe he has the hot and neutral reversed at the plug, swiching the neutral thus the "christmas lights" are always hot. The lighted switch works by providing a high resistance to ground to light up. The christmas lights are now provided this same ground path.
i will turn them off for awhile and see. I tried 2 differant brands of led xmas lights, and hey both stay dim. My multi function leds do not do this, they turn off.
which plug should i check? the male? could be, they had no instructions so i hooked up like the outlets, white to silver, black to brass, but i will double check.
which plug should i check? the male? could be, they had no instructions so i hooked up like the outlets, white to silver, black to brass, but i will double check.
tried that, they come on dim even after both switches have been off for 5 minutes, and the lights were unplugged.
If it was in the male plug, could i use an adaptor,,becuase they are 3 prong,, and plug it in upside down??
wouldnt that be the same as switching the wires in the plug??
i would not leave it that way, but just to test.
If it was in the male plug, could i use an adaptor,,becuase they are 3 prong,, and plug it in upside down??
wouldnt that be the same as switching the wires in the plug??
i would not leave it that way, but just to test.
Cheapo LED strings use cheapo resistors, capacitors & transformers. I'm going with the residual voltage theory, but you really need to check this with a meter or standard load (incandescent bulb). There are too many variables with the LED's in there...
Disproving residual voltage is easy. turn the switches off (so the lights are dim)
Unplug everything over night. The next morning plug it in and see if the lights come on dimly or if they stay off.
Unplug everything over night. The next morning plug it in and see if the lights come on dimly or if they stay off.
