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Re: A strange one with LW10's


  • To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
  • Subject: Re: A strange one with LW10's
  • From: "David Buckley" <db@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 23:27:56 -0000
  • Mailing-list: list ukha_d@xxxxxxx; contact ukha_d-owner@xxxxxxx
  • Reply-to: ukha_d@xxxxxxx


And if the requirement is to contol a ceiling fan the answer is Dr
Edward Cheung a rocket scientist) fan controller, see
http://www.edcheung.com/automa/nohum.htm.
 I've always admired (but
never built) this circuit, with the clever retasking of a LED display
driver...


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "K. C. Li" <li@l...> wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Jun 2003, david_dabs wrote:
>
> > I was installing a couple of new LW10 on a ceiling fan/light
combi,
>
> The LW10U Wall Switch/Dimmer is designed for incandescent lights
ONLY. It
> is not designed for fluorescent lights, low energy lights and
certainly
> not for capacitive motor loads. The use of a LW10U on a motor is
liable to
> cause the motor to overheat and burn out. You may use an AW10U Wall
Switch
> Appliance Module instead but it has not dimming and it requires a
neutral
> wire.
>
> Regards,
>
> Kwong Li
> li@l...
> Laser Business Systems Ltd.
> http://www.laser.com



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