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Re: Motion Sensor Light for Front Entrance



I seem to recall the my lamp and dimming wall switch being limited to
500 watts max.
I do not think I would want to run either at the max limit anyway.
Was your module rated for the 1000 watt load?

Just my 2 cents anyway
Rich W.


Robert Green wrote:
>
> It was a while back and one of the issues was how much heat is generated in
> the lamp module when it's dimming a very large load.  I know now that a
> 1000W resistive load makes it hot enough to melt into a big blob and lets
> all the magic smoke out.  Experience is gained proportional to the amount of
> equipment ruined. (-:
>


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