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Re: Dimming LV halogen lights



At 14:27 09/12/99 -0000, you wrote:
>No, the normal torroidal transformers should not be used for dimming
with
>standard dimmers.

What is the actual technical difference between undimmable and dimmable
transformers?  Is it just to do with core saturation?

I understand what the problem is with asymmetric dimming, or transformers
drawing a surge which upsets the dimmer, but what is the difference in the
transformer that makes it dimmable?

Nigel


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