MK Grid Dimmers

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Hi all

I have stupidly overlooked costing out the switches... now that 2nd fix has come I am getting a shock.

I am using the MK range throughout so wanted to use the mk range on the switches

I have a panel where I have a 6 way switch, where I want everything to be dimmable. I know of the MK grid system so I was going to use that, but now I come to buy it seems that the Dimmer modules are £21 each and the only ones I can find are low voltage ones which I am on 240v normal lighting.

Is this correct? will this 6 way cost me in the region of £130 once I have bought the modules and the grid?

Are there any alternatives in the MK range. I thought of doing two three way dimmers, but they don't seem to do those either.

Thanks for any help. I should have costed this out before now!!!

Matt
 
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I think I will go away from the grid and put in two three dimmer switches, the cost of the grid system seems far too high

problem is finding a decent quality 3 dimmer switch
 
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Sureitsoff? have you used the Varilight ones you mention? if so what are they like quality wise?

Matt
 
Hi DQ

No i havent used the varilight ones I just remember seeing them in the TLC catalogue.

Dont discount the ones on e-bay, TLC sell the same for approx £19 each
 
Both 230V and 240V are low voltage, as are 184V, 650V, 99V 444V etc...
 
MK used to do two versions of the dimmer modules though - one of them was intended for ELV lighting transformers (they called it the LV version). It worked fine with standard lighting too, but cost more. They now only do a single dimmer suitable for both ELV and LV.

You are not meant to over populate a grid with dimmers - there are strict guides to how many you can place in a grid (due to heat obviously).

220VA ones are single module, but the 400VA ones will take up two modules.
 
I am going to go with something like this and do two banks of three, won't look quite as good, but seems less complicated.
 

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