Re: Problem with wall dimmers

["Richard Parker" <mr.richard.parker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Simon,

Thanks for the reply.

I did as you suggested and indeed they are low voltage halogens (sheepish
grin).

I guess I will have to settle for non-dimmable switching of lights in the
kitchen and also our front room, which also uses low-voltage halogens.
Curse
the low voltage stuff! :)

Many thanks - I should have checked

Rich


On 14/03/07, Simon Ryley <simon.ryley@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Richard,
>
> I'm using three two wire Marmitek X10 dimmers in my house, all with
> mains-voltage halogens.  None of them have flicker problems.  All
> purchased from LetsAutomate.
>
> Just to clarify, the ceiling mains voltage halogens work fine on their
> own?  The problems only start when the kitchen lights are used?
>
> I know you haven't found a transfomer for the kitchen unit halogens,
but
> I would pull one of the bulbs out, get the code from it and check it
is
> a mains halogen and not a low-voltage unit.  If its a low voltage you
> would need to remove the dimmer from that circuit as it will never
work
> unless it is a special dimmable low voltage lighting set (which it
seems
> it is not)
>
> Dimming low voltage lights is not usually an option without special
> dimmable transformers.  (Someone else correct me if I'm wrong on this)
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Simon
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> Richard Parker wrote:
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> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm having a problem getting the Domia 2-wire wall dimmer to work
as
> > expected. The appliance is controlling the ceiling mains-voltage
> halogens,
> > as well as some kitchen unit halogens (which I also presume are
mains
> > voltage as I cannot locate a transformer for them anywhere).
> >
> > The problem is this: when the dimmer for the kitchen unit
halogens is
> > set to
> > 100% brightness, the lights flicker. They also completely go off
at
> around
> > 80% brightness. If the other switched-lights are turned on, then
they
> > flicker also.
> >
> > I'm guessing they don't like halogens.
> >
> > Are there any X10 dimmers on the market that do like halogens and
low
> > voltage lights?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Richard (newbie!)
> >
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