Inovelli Blue with Armacost universal led driver

[gsteph]

Hello,
I am thinking to use Inovelli Blue smart dimmer to dim Armacost universal led driver used for puck lights. Universal Dimmable LED Driver 12V DC – Armacost Lighting

I wonder if this is not supported? I saw in Blue Series 2-1 Switch • Manual | Inovelli Help Center, seems like we shouldnt use Inovelli blue if transformer is involved? wonder why this is the case?

Seems like it should just work.

Thanks in advance.

[Bry]

@gsteph

seems like we shouldnt use Inovelli blue if transformer is involved?

Yes, that is correct. You should not use it with a transformer.

@gsteph

wonder why this is the case?

It wasn’t designed nor rated to be used with low voltage devices.

@gsteph

Seems like it should just work.

[bdlooze]

I had a similar question (except planning on using the white series). Could you explain why a universal dimmable led driver that is meant to be used with a 120VAC dimmer wouldn’t work? The switch is dimming the AC side, not the low voltage side.

[Bry]

@bdlooze

Could you explain why a universal dimmable led driver that is meant to be used with a 120VAC dimmer wouldn’t work?

Me? Not really. I can only tell you that it wasn’t designed to work with an inductive load. If you’re asking about the in-depth technical details, that would be up to Inovelli to explain, if they care to.