Hi
Before I purchase bathroom lighting could someone just check to see if what
I want is going to work/match up?
I want to be able to dim 8 (eight);
MR16 Dichroic Halogen 12v 50watt IP65 Luminaries with individual transformers.
(All IP65's because I want them to match the shower light).
Beam Angle 60 Degree
Cap/Base GX5.3/GU5.3
I have read that you can only have 5 transformers on one circuit BUT BUT BUT BUT the
transformer below is different .
I have included the 'info' on the transformer that looks like it should work.
Which states you can have up to 10 transformers
(I know it says 10, but I would like reassurance!) ;
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http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/LTYT50.html
TLC - Premium Electronic Transformer ( 0w - 50w )
The circuits can be loaded up to the total value of the lamps, not to the transformer
rating as is usual.
Unique internal architecture enables up to 10 x LT YT50`s to be used on one
dimmable circuit
(currently a maximum of 5 transformers per circuit can be used).
Transformer performs from 0W (i.e. total lamp failure) to its maximum rating
and every stage between.
Input voltage 230V 10% /50Hz
Input current 0,22A for 50W
Power range 50VA: 0-50W
Output voltage 11,5V max. 4,3A
Power factor > 0,99
Ambient temperature 0 - 40°C
Insulation class II
Casing type EC05
Input terminals quantity wire 2 x 0,5 mm2
Output terminals quantity 2 wires 1 mm2
Weight 75g
Tape of protection IPX7
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Just TWO other questions - is the following dimmer switch okay for 8 x 50w (400watts)?
Can I get away with this dimmer switch/knob?
1 Gang 2 Way 400w IQ Low Voltage Dimmer Switch?
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/VLQP401.html
i.e. Would I be pushing the limit at 400w when all the lights (400w in total)
are NOT dimmed?
As there is no lee-way.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/VLQP401.html
The iQ dimmer is equipped to handle overload situations by stepping down its
output to the lamps until the load is reduced.
iQ intelligent dimmers are micro-processor controlled.
One dimmer for either mains or low voltage transformer loads
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Can I install a dimmer switch inside the bathroom IF it is outside any zones and away from
and likelihood of water from the shower hitting the dimmer switch?
I was thinking of installing the dimmer switch in new stud & partition which is 1.5m away from
the nearest zone (zone 1) - and another 2m from the shower cubicle
in which the door faces the opposite direction to the dimmer switch.
I found this;
Outside the zones – anywhere outside zones 0, 1, and 2. Where water jets are not to be used
for cleaning purposes, the general rules of BS7671 apply. Here, there is no requirement
for any lighting solutions to be protected against particles or solid objects,
e.g. IPX4 – no IP rating required.
I did not want to rely on this info before running it past you guys first.
Many thanks in advance.
Stephen
Before I purchase bathroom lighting could someone just check to see if what
I want is going to work/match up?
I want to be able to dim 8 (eight);
MR16 Dichroic Halogen 12v 50watt IP65 Luminaries with individual transformers.
(All IP65's because I want them to match the shower light).
Beam Angle 60 Degree
Cap/Base GX5.3/GU5.3
I have read that you can only have 5 transformers on one circuit BUT BUT BUT BUT the
transformer below is different .
I have included the 'info' on the transformer that looks like it should work.
Which states you can have up to 10 transformers
(I know it says 10, but I would like reassurance!) ;
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/LTYT50.html
TLC - Premium Electronic Transformer ( 0w - 50w )
The circuits can be loaded up to the total value of the lamps, not to the transformer
rating as is usual.
Unique internal architecture enables up to 10 x LT YT50`s to be used on one
dimmable circuit
(currently a maximum of 5 transformers per circuit can be used).
Transformer performs from 0W (i.e. total lamp failure) to its maximum rating
and every stage between.
Input voltage 230V 10% /50Hz
Input current 0,22A for 50W
Power range 50VA: 0-50W
Output voltage 11,5V max. 4,3A
Power factor > 0,99
Ambient temperature 0 - 40°C
Insulation class II
Casing type EC05
Input terminals quantity wire 2 x 0,5 mm2
Output terminals quantity 2 wires 1 mm2
Weight 75g
Tape of protection IPX7
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Just TWO other questions - is the following dimmer switch okay for 8 x 50w (400watts)?
Can I get away with this dimmer switch/knob?
1 Gang 2 Way 400w IQ Low Voltage Dimmer Switch?
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/VLQP401.html
i.e. Would I be pushing the limit at 400w when all the lights (400w in total)
are NOT dimmed?
As there is no lee-way.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/VLQP401.html
The iQ dimmer is equipped to handle overload situations by stepping down its
output to the lamps until the load is reduced.
iQ intelligent dimmers are micro-processor controlled.
One dimmer for either mains or low voltage transformer loads
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Can I install a dimmer switch inside the bathroom IF it is outside any zones and away from
and likelihood of water from the shower hitting the dimmer switch?
I was thinking of installing the dimmer switch in new stud & partition which is 1.5m away from
the nearest zone (zone 1) - and another 2m from the shower cubicle
in which the door faces the opposite direction to the dimmer switch.
I found this;
Outside the zones – anywhere outside zones 0, 1, and 2. Where water jets are not to be used
for cleaning purposes, the general rules of BS7671 apply. Here, there is no requirement
for any lighting solutions to be protected against particles or solid objects,
e.g. IPX4 – no IP rating required.
I did not want to rely on this info before running it past you guys first.
Many thanks in advance.
Stephen