24-12-18, 01:06 AM
(22-12-18, 11:06 PM)redmandan link Wrote: I can't offer a real solution as I'm not as electrically qualified as others but it must be a small amount of draw on the bulb.
My brother has an older house and he has a chandelier in his living room connected to his ageing electrics.
He put energy saving bulbs in (6 in total) and then when he turns all the lights off the new bulbs slowly illuminate to a dim glow. To remedy this he put back one of the original bulbs.
Just my own 2 cents but like my bro you must have some power running through the lights even in an off position. I've just bought the Chinese spots and switch set-up from fleabay awaiting fitting to the bike and it's entirely possible these cheap switches are a bit naff and let a small amount of power through.
Otherwise someone who knows more will chime in.
Found this that may help ya bro,
[color=rgb(36, 39, 41)]When you say it continues to glow, does it glow continuously, or just for seconds/minutes? If the latter, what you are seeing is the phosphors continuing to glow. Most "white" LEDs are actually blue/violet/UV LEDs exciting phosphors to produce white light. When the LEDs turn off, the phosphors continue to glow off a little while. No additional energy is being consumed.[/color][/color][color=rgb(36, 39, 41)][/size] [/color][color=rgb(36, 39, 41)]