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I see what you mean about most circuits (bar Christmas lights :) )being in parallel, however I thought it might have been a little confusing to say "a series of parallel connections". What would be the preferred phrase to describe it? I guess the old tried and tested "daisy chain them...

Just remember that if you're planning on dimming these 10 x 50watt mains downlighters, that the suggestion is to go for a 1000w rated dimmer. I ran into trouble with this on my install and found out that 2 gang dimmers for even 5x50w mains halogens were hard to find, and fairly chunky. The...

Thanks to all for the advice. I decided to go with the LV lights and have purchased a 300w dimmer for the 5x50w LV lights. Cheers! :D

Pardon the ignorance, but in regards to Q1 and Q2, are you saying that the wattage of the dimmer switch should be doubled for both mains voltage halogen lights and 12volt halogens? If so, this puts me back into the special order for a more robust dimmer. Cheers

We are in the middle of revamping the lighting throughout the house, and have decided to go into recessed halogen spots for the first time. Having no previous experience with them has already led to several scratched plans and re-thinks, but the latest one has me in need of advice on the...