Re-connecting a double-dimmer switch

[papalazarou78]

Hi

First-time poster...

Hope someone can help, a while ago a something blew and I lost use of one of the dimmers (4 halogen bulb light). Changed all 4 bulbs still doesn't work, so I took the dimmer switch off to see if it was a fuse problem. But now can't remember where 3 wires should go. I have attached a front and back pic with numbered wired. Could someone please give me some guidance about what goes where??

Also wire 3, should this go between the 2 dimmers? As when I took the front off one end was out... was this the reason it wasn't working in the first place?

Thanks for any help
Wayne

https://www.fullfatdesigns.co.uk/Front.jpg
https://www.fullfatdesigns.co.uk/back.jpg

 

[cheesepuff]

the pic u posted does not work

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thats them

also, i dont like those black's in terminal block... :(

 

[daytona]

stick the wire thats connected to the switch and hanging out the other end in to the same terminal on the next switch.

the next bit is an educated guess put the remaining red with no tape in the same terminal and the red with black tape in L2.if that is wrong swop the remaining red and red with black tape like for like and it should be happy days.


earth the switch!

 

[Spark123]

http://www.fullfatdesigns.co.uk/front.jpg
http://www.fullfatdesigns.co.uk/back.jpg

Firstly you'll need to ID which is the permanent live. I take it you know how to use a multimeter to do this?
Once identified this will go into the ~ on one switch with the bridging wire to the ~ on the other switch.
One of the other reds goes to L1 on one switch and the other goes to the L1 on the other switch.

 

[papalazarou78]

stick the wire thats connected to the switch and hanging out the other end in to the same terminal on the next switch.

the next bit is an educated guess put the remaining red with no tape in the same terminal and the red with black tape in L2.if that is wrong swop the remaining red and red with black tape like for like and it should be happy days.


earth the switch!

Hi Daytona

So do you mean wire 3 into the wavy line with arrow. Then wire 1 into L2 and wire 2 into L1 (or vise-versa)

Thanks

 

[papalazarou78]

Ok

Got back to where I was with one dimmer working, so I guess the other switch is broken?? Think I will get a new dimmer switch and go from there!

Thanks

 

[daytona]

no mate
2 and 3 into squiggle wire 1 into L2

may have to swop 2 and 3 over as you may perm feed one set of lights