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Re: AWM2 and energy efficient bulbs


  • To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
  • Subject: Re: AWM2 and energy efficient bulbs
  • From: "garygfx" <garygfx@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 19:15:25 -0000
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--- In ukha_d@y..., "pwombwell" <piers.wombwell@n...> wrote:
> Are AWM2s and energy efficient bulbs supposed to work correctly?

I would have thought it would be okay as the AWM2 is an appliance
switch and should be able to function okay with small and large (16A)
loads. I have 4 of them but they're connected to main halogen and
tungsten bulbs.

> However, when they are off, one of the bulbs flashes very slightly,
> just a bit faster than once every second.

Now that's odd. Doesn't it stop flashing after some time? If so it's
a capacitance leakage problem but that would be weird as I don't
think the AWM2 has the capacity to store that much energy. So the
question is, why is the AWM2 allowing power to leak to the bulb? Are
you 100% sure you wired it up correctly? What happens if you replace
the bulbs with 25w tungsten bulbs?

Gary.



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