Electrical – What type of rheostat can I use to control an LED bulb

I purchased 4 identical systems, each with the same LED driver/controller and remote. Each LED strip had to be wired separately with it's own DRIVER/CONTROLLER. Only one remote will operate all 4 strips. The problem however is that the remote can get out of sync with the lights strips and then it's pure h^ll trying to get them all back in sync, only to have it happen again just a few moments later. I to this day have no solution, unless all 4 strips are controlled by the same DRIVER/CONTROLLER, which they are not and cannot be at this stage of the construction. Food for thought and something I will keep in my knowledge sack for future builds.

Come on guys the answer is absolutly not! the way both reostats and potentiometers work is they absorb the heat not used on the load so you would be making a wall heater in your box,,, a modern dimmer uses SCR or TRIAC solid state devices that limit the amount of AC making it to the load. Dont use a standard Dimmer for floresent lamps unless the ballest are listed for this. most dimmable Floresent lamps require a special ballest and dimmer combination. I thought I should specify, some old celing fans did use variable resistors to control the field winding (speed control) these can cause a fire if used as a dimmer, if the the device is a modern dimmer it would be ok to use it should have what it is made for listed on the body of the divice and how many watts it can handle.