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RE: Good Wall Dimmer?


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  • Subject: RE: Good Wall Dimmer?
  • From: "Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 18:32:53 -0000
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> > Can you just tell me why it's labeled G (German) if it
> works fine in
> > UK and conforms to the standards. If screw holes match and
> it fits in
> > our dry lining boxes, why it's not marked U, like the other UK
> > designed items. What should be different to label it U.
>
> The reason being that the LW10G/LW11G would fit into a
> standard German wall switch box but, due to its length, it
> wouldn't go into a standard wall switch box in the UK. In
> addition, all German wall switch boxes have both live and
> neutral whereas we normally only have live available.

Remember that it is usual for light switches to be mounted in 16mm deep
boxes which an LW11G won't sit in but the front mountings are
identically spaced. They just need a deeper box.

Phil



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