Busch-Jaeger 6596 Compensator

We regularly receive the question why some LED lamps still glow after use and sometimes even flash, while the switch is turned off. And they are also asked how this is possible and how this can be solved. Fortunately, Busch-Jaeger  has found a solution! The compensator 6596 can be connected in parallel across the lighting. This restores the distribution. From now on, your lighting will only switch on when you want it to! Dimensions: diameter 22 mm, length 25 mm. Length of the connecting cable is approx. 235 mm. The afterglow of LED lamps An LED lamp is of course not an incandescent lamp and will therefore not really glow, but sometimes they will continue to burn very gently. Since LED lamps only require a small amount of voltage, this can be enough to keep them lit. It is also possible that the voltage is not enough to light the lamp immediately. Then the voltage builds up in the electronics, as it were, as well as in the lamp itself. If the voltage is high enough, it will discharge in the form of a flash, turning on the lamp for a very short time. The switch is off, so why doesn't the LED lamp go out and where does the voltage to power the lamp come from? let it burn then actually come from? This is due to a leakage current and it is virtually impossible to prevent. Many devices have capacitors or transformers, which means that - albeit small – leakage current occurs. By switching not only the phase but also the zero, the glowing effect of LED lamps can be counteracted by means of leakage current, but then you must use a two-pole switch. The two-pole switch has the disadvantage that the zero must also be present at the switch itself, while with a single-pole switch only the phase is present. Often an extra neutral wire must be connected from the switch to the light point. But a two-pole switch does not always solve the problem.Inductive voltageWith long installation wires and with solid wires, the phase and neutral wires may generate a small inductive voltage. This is not a defect, nor is it a problem or incorrect connection, it is a property of AC electrical voltage. Even if the phase and neutral are switched off, other live wires running in the same line can cause induced voltage to develop. If this is the case, the LED lamp will still be able to burn, while the two-pole switch is switched off. Removing all wires from a pipe or central box that are not intended for a light point is of course not a good solution. But what then? Busch-Jaeger CompensatorTo solve the flashing and staying on of the light of switched-off LED lamps, the company Busch-Jaeger has made the Compensator. This Compensator will be placed parallel over the lighting and it will use the little bit of voltage present to keep the lamps from glowing. You only need to connect the two wires across the plus and minus of the lamp. And thanks to the Busch-Jaeger Compensator, the LED lamp is simply switched off and the problem is solved. Incidentally, this Compensator can also be used to prevent the buzzing and hum of electronic transformers and dimmers that do not have a connected neutral. Because it is so compact, with a diameter of 22 mm and a length of 25 mm, the Compensator can also be easily concealed in a flush-mounted box. Only the present leakage current or inductive voltage is absorbed by it. More information about dimming LED lighting and assessing the suitability of your dimmer: Is LED dimmable?If you place your order on working days before 20:00h  place and pay, we will ship it the same day for free (with an order above 20 euros). In addition, with Groenovatie you always have a 2 year warranty and 60 days right of return!