Re: C-Bus Dimmer Loading ???

["Ben McCormack" <yahoogroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kevin

What do you mean about the relays? You may be right, many lights in the
hou=
se are on or=20
off, never dimmed.

I assume you can use relays in a C-Bus solution?

Ben

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Kevin Hawkins <yahoogroupskh@...> wrote:
>
> Also do consider if you really need dimmer channels on all your lights
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> Originally I specified dimmers for almost every light I had connected
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> but when I thought about it I really only ever had them on or off and
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> could use relaysm particularly table lamps.=20=20=20
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> I have however kept my approach outside floods on dimmers as it's
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> nice they fade up as you approach and they also dim slowly as they
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> off.  I've had a lot of commenst about these from neighbours and=20
> visitors - like can I get those from B&Q !
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>    K
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> Paul Gale wrote:
> > Yes but are all your zones needing 2A dimmers? I suspect not...
> >
> > In my house, I have 4 x 8 channel and 1 x 4 channel dimmers - I
only ha=
ve 4 circuits=20
that need the extra power. You could also think about splitting the larger
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circuits into=20
smaller 'zones' - gives you more flexibility and possibly more options
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it comes to=20
scenes too...
> >
> > Paul.
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> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> >> Of Ben McCormack
> >> Sent: 17 March 2008 15:58
> >> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: C-Bus Dimmer Loading ???
> >>
> >> Pants - This doubles the Dimmer cost for me.
> >>
> >> I was planning on 16 Zones, so 2*8 Channel Dimmers =3D =A3800
> >>
> >> But if my zones are too big and require the 4 Channel Version
the cost
> >> is now =A31600!
> >>
> >> Ben
> >>
> >>
> >> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gale" <groups2@>
wrote:
> >>=20=20=20=20=20
> >>> You can also get 2A 4 channel dimmers - use these for the
higher
> >>>=20=20=20=20=20=20=20
> >> rated circuits.
> >>=20=20=20=20=20
> >>> Paul.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>=20=20=20=20=20=20=20
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> >>>>=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20
> >> Behalf
> >>=20=20=20=20=20
> >>>> Of Ben McCormack
> >>>> Sent: 17 March 2008 12:02
> >>>> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >>>> Subject: [ukha_d] C-Bus Dimmer Loading ???
> >>>>
> >>>> My journey into C-Bus continues...
> >>>>
> >>>> I am just starting to look at the 8 Channel Dimmers
and I
> >>>>=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20
> >> understand
> >>=20=20=20=20=20
> >>>> each channel is rated
> >>>> for 1 Amp (230 Watt).
> >>>>
> >>>> Does this mean each Channel cannot even support 3 100
Watt bulbs?
> >>>>=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20
> >> Even
> >>=20=20=20=20=20
> >>>> going to 50 Watt
> >>>> GU10s, that is still only 5 Bulbs. If true I cannot
see how people
> >>>>=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20
> >> use
> >>=20=20=20=20=20
> >>>> the system
> >>>>
> >>>> Or am I missing something?
> >>>>
> >>>> regards
> >>>> Ben
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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