RE: Dimmer switches

["Nigel Giddings" <nigel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tim,



Why do something simply when it could be more complicated?



Have you considered using a remote dimmer with a 1K Potentiometer in you
wall plate that could adjust the 0-10v control line on the remote
dimmer.



You would need to run two low voltage/low current wires from the Pot to
the dimmer and you could have as big a dimmer as you like. I had my
dimmers doing this temporarily until I installed the C-Bus 0-10v
interfaces...



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0-10_V_lighting_control



HTH

Nigel



-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Tim Hawes
Sent: 21 August 2008 08:44
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Dimmer switches



What's the highest rated 2gang rotary dimmer that fits into a UK single
box?
Most that I've found seem to be either 400W for 1 dimmer, or 250W each
for a pair on the same plate. I have two ceiling lights, each with 5
bulbs but the brightness is limited since I can't exceed the rating of
the dimmer. I could split them onto separate switches but it's
convenient to control them together and I like the rotary action,
which I think rules out X10?

The second output from the switch is for the wall lights, and the
bulbs are regular filament ones - no low energy malarkey...

Thanks,

Tim.





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