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I live in Canada (60Hz here) and I just installed a new range hood above my stove. It came with standard recessed halogen light fixtures with LED bulbs. Rather than being fully dimmable, the switch has high and low settings. When set to low, I can definitely see visible flicker.
I also have this same style of lights above my bathroom mirror and a dimmer switch there. They also display more and more flicker when dimmed.
Ah. That's a driver issue again. The dimmer is adjusting the voltage, and it the voltage dips too low, the LED chips don't have enough juice to run. Hence the flickering. If there is a driver attached to your LEDs, you might want to consider a 0-10V driver or one that specifically says flicker free.
EldoLED drivers are excellent for this but costly because they're commercial grade.
There’s no driver. These are bulbs designed for traditional halogen fixtures which connect directly to 120V mains AC.
Ah connected to mains. There would be a way to add a driver in between but will require an electrician and it's just not worth it if you can just put it to high output.
Electrician? I do my own electrical work! This issue is pretty low priority for me though. I have a ton of other things to fix around the house!