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Old 06-10-2020, 01:44 PM
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I have some T5 HO ballasts and I am going to use T5 LED conversion bulbs in them. They're daisy-chained together and share a single power cord with an on/off switch.

Is it possible to add a dimmer to the setup? Is there any reason that doing so would be inadvisable? Thanks.
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I seriously doubt that'll work.

A dimmer may be usable on the driver for the LED lamp, but I don't believe dimmers work on fluorescent ballasts, and they are the power source for plug-and-play LED lamps.

If you bypass the ballasts AND the lamps you purchase are dimmable...sure!
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Okay, understood. Thanks!
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