Dimmer questions

[Webb]

Is the auto dim for a Garmin panel sufficient or is manual dimming preferred?

Should these eyeball lights be on a dimmer?

 

[D-Dubya]

I would put a dimmer on any supplemental lighting in the cockpit. The amount of light needed may vary depending on how close you are to sunset/sunrise as well as ambient lighting from populated areas.

 

[Avanza]

I would not buy a LED-light without a specification.
You need to know the Voltage and the Current draw.
Be sure the lights are recommended for dimming.
A dimmer can be of the resistivity type (ohm) or a PWM-dimmer.
A good PWM-dimmer will not cause noise in your hed set, but a cheap one may
cause problems. It´s important that the LED will work as intended with the dimmer chosen.

Good luck

 

[rv12is]

On the 12iS, Van's uses a potentiometer for dimming the LC ECL-02.



They don't carry this potentiometer in their store, but I was told the P.N. is a Bourns 53RAA-R25-A18L. I picked one up from Arrow.com. It was $2 for the part and $7 for shipping.

 

[John Tierney]

I have the same eyeball lights (purchased from Stein) on a PWM dimmer from PilotLights. No noise.
https://www.pilotlights.net/pwm-dimmer-12-vdc-2-channel-design-high-power-7-amps-channel