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Old 08-12-2007   #1 (permalink)
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Default Confirming light switch wiring

Hi all,
I am upgrading a Tenby lightswitch to a Marbo dimmer single 2way 400W and would like confirmation of how to wire up the new dimmer. The light is 3x60W (dimmable) so the 400W is certainly within spec.


reverse view of existing light switch


Reverse view of new dimmer

Please can you confirm what goes where?

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common goes in the right hand terminal, and 1 goes in L1
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I will have the deepen the recess so that the deeper dimmer will fit, but I have test wired the dimmer and it works perfectly. Many thanks for the guidance!

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