dimmer

[treborst]

Can anyone please shed some light as to how I replace an existing switch has 4 setting off, low, med, high. when on low both lights are on dim, when med one light is on and when high both lights are on full..

the wiring on the back of it has confused me wiring is as follows:-

red wire to 2M..
red wire to L1..
black wire to 3G..
Two black wires to RL4

what sort of switch can i use to replace this

Being a bit of a novice - what's the right solution? What's the difference between 2M, L1, 3G, RL4.

I'm really not too keen on electrocution so if someone could tell me which way is right I'd appreciate it.

 

[luminaire]

Can you Post a pic ?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

TBH - not sure how pic would help - the description of what goes where is pretty clear, and like nothing I've ever heard of.

Treborst - you're going to have to find the make and model of this dimmer, and contact the manufacturer or search the web for info.

Also you, or an electrician, may well end up having to trace the wiring from the switch to the lights...

 

[securespark]

Still, a photo may be of some arsy stance.

 

[Taylortwocities]

How many cables come into the dimmer box.??
I'd have expected there to be three each with a red and a black.
Something like this:

Cable 1 is feed
Cable 2 to light 1
Cable 3 to light 2

Which red and blacks are in which cables.??
Knowing which reds and blacks from which cables go together may help decipher what is what.
If you have three cables each with a red and black each then there may be another red somewhere?

A picture paints a thousand words....

 

[Adam_151]

I'd imagine its somekind of double pole, tripple throw and off pos. switch (or quad throw)

The lamps can either be wired in series across the supply(low), onw lamp directly across the supply(med) or both lamps directly on the supply(high)

Lamp A is connected on one side to phase, and on the other side to the common of pole A on the switch and Lamp B is connected on one side to neutral and on the other side to the common of pole B on the switch

In the low position there is a link wire from A to B on the swith

On med, A goes to neutral or B to phase, either is fine, but not both

On high, A goes to neutral and B to phase