Recent content by ggevans

Sorted. Tip - Don't bother with the cheap and nasty! all wired the same and hey presto - dimming lights. Thanks for all the comments.

Sorry - no bangs, sparks or anything else enjoyable just the bulb lit and stayed lit until power off at the socket. Will try another dimmer from Homebase later - I may even be persuaded to spen an extra pound on a supposedly better one!

Sorry, I didn't make it clear what I was trying to achieve. The dimmer has a back box but no earth point - simple, cheap rotary dimmer from Homebase. I want to have a temporary setup for some photography. Hence I have a basic plug to dimmer to bulb setup all mounted on a board but with no...

I want to wire a simple tungsten household bulb with a dimmer i.e. 3-pin 240v/3A plug - cable - dimmer - cable - bulb holder with bulb. I have a single way dimmer with two connectors. I have connected live to plug, live to dimmer connector, live from other dimmer connection and on to bulb...