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Originally Posted by stevej37

It may not be possible to do it 'the old way' with an LED light and switch.

I tried using a dimmer switch with my LED chandelier....and it would flicker continuously.
Had to ditch the dimmer.

Nah, original 3 way bulbs have 2 contacts on the bottom of the bulb instead of 1 contact like a regular bulb. So a 3 way bulb is 2 filaments in a single bulb, you can have a dim filament lit, or the bright one, or both.

There are definitely 3-way LED bulbs.



It's also possible to have an LED on a dimmer, BUT you must get a dimmable LED bulb, and there are also dimmer switches that are designed to work with LED bulbs.





Interesting, here's a bulb that's got the dimmer built in (and can be done on the fly without having to use a screwdriver after removing the bulb). This is potentially useful, if you've got a lamp you may want to be able to dim the lamp, but lamps are generally on or off.