A method for operating a dimmable multichannel solid state light source drive system comprising: a first drive circuit for receiving a DC voltage based on an input power and for generating a drive current for a first solid state light source load and for a second solid state light source load, a second drive circuit for controlling a current flowing through the second solid state light source load, a feedback and control circuit for generating a voltage corresponding to a voltage across the first solid state light source load and for controlling the first drive circuit, a master controller for providing a first PWM signal to the feedback and control circuit and for providing a second PWM signal to the second drive circuit, the feedback and control circuit generating a reference voltage based on the first PWM signal, and a dimmer sense circuit for sensing the DC voltage and for providing a dimmer sense voltage, the method comprising the steps of: determining whether the first solid state light source load is illuminated based on the voltage corresponding to the voltage across the first solid state light source load generated in the feedback and control circuit; if it is determined that the first solid state light source load is not illuminated, controlling the first drive circuit based on the voltage corresponding to the voltage across the first solid state light source load by the master controller increasing a duty cycle of the first PWM signal, thereby increasing the reference voltage generated by the feedback and control circuit and causing the first drive circuit to generate more drive current for illuminating the first solid state light source load, and repeating the step of determining, if it is determined that the first solid state light source load is illuminated, receiving, at the master controller, the dimmer sense voltage generated by the dimmer sense circuit, determining a first duty cycle for the first PWM signal and a second duty cycle for a second PWM signal by selecting a first frequency for the first PWM signal and a second frequency for the second PWM signal, wherein each frequency is selected from predetermined settings stored in the master controller, wherein each frequency is selected based on the dimmer sense voltage, and providing the first PWM signal at the first duty cycle to the feedback and control circuit and providing the second PWM signal at the second duty cycle to the second drive circuit wherein the predetermined settings are configured to cause the first solid state light source load and the second solid state light source load to generate light, that, when combined, corresponds to a desired light color temperature. a first drive circuit for receiving a DC voltage based on an input power and for generating a drive current for a first solid state light source load and for a second solid state light source load, a second drive circuit for controlling a current flowing through the second solid state light source load, a feedback and control circuit for generating a voltage corresponding to a voltage across the first solid state light source load and for controlling the first drive circuit, a master controller for providing a first PWM signal to the feedback and control circuit and for providing a second PWM signal to the second drive circuit, the feedback and control circuit generating a reference voltage based on the first PWM signal, and a dimmer sense circuit for sensing the DC voltage and for providing a dimmer sense voltage, determining whether the first solid state light source load is illuminated based on the voltage corresponding to the voltage across the first solid state light source load generated in the feedback and control circuit; if it is determined that the first solid state light source load is not illuminated, controlling the first drive circuit based on the voltage corresponding to the voltage across the first solid state light source load by the master controller increasing a duty cycle of the first PWM signal, thereby increasing the reference voltage generated by the feedback and control circuit and causing the first drive circuit to generate more drive current for illuminating the first solid state light source load, and repeating the step of determining, if it is determined that the first solid state light source load is illuminated, receiving, at the master controller, the dimmer sense voltage generated by the dimmer sense circuit, determining a first duty cycle for the first PWM signal and a second duty cycle for a second PWM signal by selecting a first frequency for the first PWM signal and a second frequency for the second PWM signal, wherein each frequency is selected from predetermined settings stored in the master controller, wherein each frequency is selected based on the dimmer sense voltage, and providing the first PWM signal at the first duty cycle to the feedback and control circuit and providing the second PWM signal at the second duty cycle to the second drive circuit wherein the predetermined settings are configured to cause the first solid state light source load and the second solid state light source load to generate light, that, when combined, corresponds to a desired light color temperature.