Buy Westek 6089B 500W Full Range Foot Control Dimmer, Black

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The dimming on these works great. I find that I end up using my hands more than my feet, as my feet just don't have the fine motor control to move the switches with enough precision. That's not a fault of the product though.

The trouble I have, and maybe this is typical of all such dimmers (I don't have experience with any others), is that they cause the lights to hum quite noticeably, especially when you are letting the maximum amount of light through. Maybe it's the lights. I honestly don't know, but I thought I should point this out.

The product is great and you'll probably get used to the hum pretty quickly. The product I'm using this with is this: KT900 3-Light 1250-Watt Mini-Boom Kit.

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The case is sturdy and design makes it easy to adjust the brightness. The internals however lack inductor choke and interference capacitor to smooth out the voltage making lamps "buzz" and cause interference. Lack of RFI/EMI suppression reduces it's rating to one star.

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Two were purchased 8 mths ago and used side-by-side in a large makeup mirror. This product means well with a great concept for use on floor or dressertop. Design is great. Construction is great. But the electronic components inside are lacking in durability. One works fine with no problems while the other, after a few months, began to turn itself on in the off mode; it'll flicker, pulse, and sometimes dim on its own in the off position. Even on dim, there is a noticeable flickering. Both units are pluged into a switchable power strip for added safety.

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worked fine for 60 days, then died.

if you buy this, buy at least a half dozen to get you through the year

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Instead of constructing my own dimmers for use in videography, I found these dimmers and applied them to 500watt tungsten bulbs. All three dimmers work very well. The filaments will hum when dimmed, The controls need to be used by hand for fine adjustment. Only complaint is that the units are not equipped with a three prong plug, for proper grounding.