A quick search tells me this topic this has been done a thousand times, but I can't find a specific answer to my question, so here goes...
4 x 50W GU10 mains halogens (brand new light fitting) on a cheap Marbo dimmer... dimmer buzzes like hell unless lights on full.
Fair enough, cheap dimmer. So I go out and get a (relatively) expensive and higher rated (500W) MK "intelligent" dimmer. It's worse - it buzzes loudly all the time regardless of how high/low it is set. What gives?
The MK is one of the push on/off type with a soft start(?) circuit. As in, when it's already on full and you push the switch the lights come on gradually.
Could the cheapo bulbs that came with the fitting be causing it? The buzzing is definitely not coming from the bulbs themselves - they are completely silent - but the dimmer came with a warning about using only high quality bulbs. Thing is, I don't wanna go and shell out for decent bulbs and be no further forward.
All info/advice appreciated.
4 x 50W GU10 mains halogens (brand new light fitting) on a cheap Marbo dimmer... dimmer buzzes like hell unless lights on full.
Fair enough, cheap dimmer. So I go out and get a (relatively) expensive and higher rated (500W) MK "intelligent" dimmer. It's worse - it buzzes loudly all the time regardless of how high/low it is set. What gives?
The MK is one of the push on/off type with a soft start(?) circuit. As in, when it's already on full and you push the switch the lights come on gradually.
Could the cheapo bulbs that came with the fitting be causing it? The buzzing is definitely not coming from the bulbs themselves - they are completely silent - but the dimmer came with a warning about using only high quality bulbs. Thing is, I don't wanna go and shell out for decent bulbs and be no further forward.
All info/advice appreciated.