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    novice issue with a residential dimmer

    sounds good. thats some interesting info about the conduit bernard. i see that metal conduit most places and always wondered why it wasnt just plastic. this building however is 100 years old (really old for west coast of the usa ;) ) and has knob and tube everywhere. most of the electrical...
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    novice issue with a residential dimmer

    boy that is odd that the UK one has a dimmer built in. (my model doesnt have that black cord that is hanging there, but i figured that was an outdated model. mine actually runs the electricity through the solid metal cables that support the lamp. its pretty ingenious but i haven't figured out...
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    novice issue with a residential dimmer

    the light fixture i am using is: http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?topcategoryId=15579&catalogId=10103&storeId=12&productId=48225&langId=-1&categoryId=16079&chosenPartNumber=10068971 unfortunately i dont have the packaging/direcions from it anymore. though it is from...
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    novice issue with a residential dimmer

    hey all, writing from america here. i have been doing a bit of electrical work around the home and today installed a dimmer switch. it isnt working quite properly though and im afraid ill burn the building down. I am using a ceiling lamp with 4 small Halogen bulbs (G4 12V 20W). The...
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