I installed a new 4 light bow spotlight bar but didnt take a note of the original wiring for the previous light. There were 2 main cables each with a red, black and earth wire. I connected the black wire from the switch to the live terminal on the light, the two red wires I wired together, the two earth wires together and into the earth terminal on the light and finally the remaining black wire to the Neutral on the light. I had an existing dimmer and it switches them on and off but won't dim them. I have the same light in another room and it worked on the existing dimmer in that room so not sure what has gone wrong here. Any advice would be greatfully received.
New light won't dim - help!
- Thread starter Oli-Gee
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What connections have you got at the dimmer switch?
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breezer
the way i read it, your dimmer is either:
a) faulty
b) blown up
c) under rated since it only turns on and off
with lights you have to have the correct dimmer, some transfomers (that power lights) can not be dimmed
we would need to know:
a) what watt lamps are (and how many)
b) what watt dimmer is
c) are they mains amps or low voltage
d) what does lights transformer (if fitted) say?
a) faulty
b) blown up
c) under rated since it only turns on and off
with lights you have to have the correct dimmer, some transfomers (that power lights) can not be dimmed
we would need to know:
a) what watt lamps are (and how many)
b) what watt dimmer is
c) are they mains amps or low voltage
d) what does lights transformer (if fitted) say?
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