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  1. W

    neutrals at switches

    easy peasy wiring....i never used to do it, but now seems common practice...I was intending to use dp grid switches...but now ahhh, we want dimmers . No probs with the rotary dimmers but a neutral connected in the backbox. Is that bad pactice?
    • wattsup
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    • aus because dimmers don't neutrals switch switches
    • Replies: 39
    • Forum: Australia
  2. E

    Current method of wiring lighting circuits

    Hi All, Been out of the game for a while and was wondering about the current method of wiring lighting circuits in new houses. Is it still a case of 3 terminal junction box (or ceiling rose) for each lighting point, linking live and neutral from light to light (2 core t+e) and then...
    • electek
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    • aus circuit circuits current dimmers light lighting method plate switch wiring
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Australia
  3. L

    1-10v dimmers

    has anyone got experence with installing these Apollo Lighting Ltd - DC/100 what cable should you use. I need to install four to supply four diffrent areas in a school class room, its a surface conduit job
    • leekemp85
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    • aus dimmer dimmers dimming index lighting resistor
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Australia
  4. J

    Dimmers keep blowing

    Can anyone advise me? I have changed 5 dimmer switches in a pub and after around 2 months they stop working this has happened twice now. I have put 1000 watts dimmers as the load is 700 watts, so I not overloading it, could it be that the lights are on for around 12 hours everyday?:confused:
    • joebb
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    • around aus blowing circuit dimmer dimmers lamps watts
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Australia
  5. A

    downlights on dimmers

    would putting 8 50w gu10's on a 400w dimmer be asking for trouble?
    • adam.h
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    • aus dimmer dimmers downlights lighting lights
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia
  6. C

    Noisy Dimmers

    I just changed 2 old dimmers in my mates house for new MK ones.. One was alot noisier than the other, but even the quiet one was giving off quite a buzz.. not too bad once put back in the wall though. I haven't done many of these before, but do they all buzz like that? If so, what are...
    • Colin Integrale
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    • aus dimmer dimmers rating
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Australia
  7. O

    dimmers

    i bought a 1000 watt dimmer for an installation and when i came to test i was getting a rediculously high r1+r2 (about 8ohms). after checking all connections i changed the dimmer for a normal switch test readng was fine 0.3ohms. does anyone else have probs like this with dimmers. before any one...
  8. S

    Fused GU10

    OK, so I read up about using fused GU10s with dimmers to avoid the dimmer being taken out when the lamp dies. Indeed there are some suppliers that state that particular GU10s are "dimmable" which I assume means they have the fuse in them. But how do I know by looking at the lamp? I have...
  9. H

    Dimmer

    Hi Guys I am covering for my mate who is on his hols got a call from a caravan park he covers asking if i can change a dimmer in the clubhouse it works 9 wall lights, as its quite a ride away i wanted to take a dimmer with me if i could do we work on 100w per light ie 900w plus reserve ...
  10. S

    2 dimable light switchs running 1 light?

    can this work? working ok on 1 switch flickering on other?
    • strech
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    • aus dimmer dimmers light other running switch
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Australia
  11. T

    1500 watt dimmer

    Hi guys I have a public house with a bank of switches x3 on each switch is 1100 watts of gu10 lights the client has asked me to dim them I will be doing it adjacent to the board where the light switches are so space is not a problem any of you guys know where I can get three from as my...
    • Tapouchoke
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    • aus dimmer dimmers lamps roman these times
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Australia
  12. H

    Touch type dimmers

    Hiya all i fitted a touch type dimmer switch in my lounge last year, this weekend the missus bought a new light fitting, so of course i gotta fit it straightaway, so me being lazy just touched the dimmer to switch off light, (big mistake) when i put my crappy terminal driver (from the kitchen...
  13. D

    Dimmer trouble

    Hi I'm new to this forum stuff so be gentle. Can anyone tell me why when I put two dimmer switches on either end of a two way lighting circuit the lamps just flicker instead of illuminating as normal?
    • dazza69
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    • canada circuit dimmer dimmers lighting switch trouble wiring
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Canada

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