700w halogen dimmer?

[mike.hutch]

Hi,

I need a dimmer switch to dim fourteen 50w halogen downlighters, hence 700w. Am I going to be out of luck? I can't find one anywhere. Would I be OK using a 600w maybe?


Thanks for any advice.

Mike

 

[breezer]

Would I be OK using a 600w maybe?

er, NO.

tlc supply a 1000w one, but for halogen lamps you have to de rate the switch by usually 50%

with 14 lamps no wonder you want a dimmer

you may have to re wire it and have 3 lots of 5

 

[securespark]

No, 600W no good. It might work for a short while but then it will toast itself.

With halogen, you need to derate by 50%. IE you need 700 + 350 = 1050W.

TLC do a 1000W dimmer, but that is slightly under.

Could you split the lights onto two sep switches?

 

[mike.hutch]

Well, I can't reall split them now, there is no easy access to run new cables after the plasterer has been, I should have thought about it before, but there is always something you mis eh?

I might just go for the tlc 1000w one, but it's not brushed chrome, and will not match the rest of the house.

 

[mike.hutch]

Woops, the tlc one is no good is it? as it would only dim 750w halogen.

 

[breezer]

you have 4 choices

1) rewire

2) take every other lamp out

3) change all lamps to 35 watt

4) stage lighting dimmer

 

[mike.hutch]

I think I'll just change all the lamps to 35w. But, can I get a brushed chrome 600w dimmer anywhere?

Otherwise I could always use 20w lamps.

 

[breezer]

you could if you could buy them, they dont make 20 watt gu 10 lamps

(none that i know of)

 

[mike.hutch]

you could if you could buy them, they dont make 20 watt gu 10 lamps

(none that i know of)

I found some here:-

http://www.eurobatteries.com/sitepages/gu10gz10spot.asp

 

[fluffys]

You can get a 1000w brushed chrome dimmer here:

http://www.diysupply.co.uk/index.php?cPath=124_125_129

this company dont sell much as its a new website but the service was top rate, I have two of these dimmers and got all my other chrome sockets from them too

 

[breezer]

I found some here:-

http://www.eurobatteries.com/sitepages/gu10gz10spot.asp[/QUOTE]

i take my hat off to you.

 

[mike.hutch]

Thanks, that looks like the answer, a 1000w dimmer with 35w lamps.

 

[mike.hutch]

I found some here:-

http://www.eurobatteries.com/sitepages/gu10gz10spot.asp[/QUOTE]

i take my hat off to you.

Thanks breezer no need to take your hat off, I just typed '20w gu10' into google.