Replacing Dimmer Switch Coil?

[Broke]

I have a four gang dimmer switch unit in my living room (ie it control 4 light circuits). One of the coils has stopped working. Rather than replace the entire unit (which costs anything in excess of £30) would it be possible to just replace the failed coil? Where could I source such a coil (B&Q and the local DIY shop don't sell them). The brand make is Hamilton.

Cheers,[/quote]

 

[Steve]

google hamilton dimmer

 

[bernardgreen]

Coil or entire dimmer module ( being one of four dimmer modules )

If the coil is showing damage then other components will be damaged.

 

[Broke]

I guess it's the dimmer module that I want to replace rather than the bare wire coil. There is no luck from google, does anyone know where to source these from ?

 

[plugwash]

buy a single dimmer of the same brand and swap the module accross?

 

[Adam_151]

If you tell us what the dimmer actually does when it doesn't work, then we might be able to help you fix it, I have a feeling you might be thinking the coil does more than it actually does* and if this dimmer has failed in the usual way (lamp stuck on full brightness) then its much more likely to be a failed triac.

Although if you are not too happy with taking soldering irons to things, then it'd probably be best to leave it


*Its actually just there, wired in series with the lamp to put a bit of inductance into the loop to slow down the rise time of the current to make the waveform a little less nasty

 

[Broke]

The light doesn't switch on. There is no current coming out of the module. I take it the module is broken. Is it possible to buy modules ot replace when they fail rather than having to buy the entire switch unit? I am not interested in openning the module and attempting to repair it.

 

[breezer]

answered your own question then

I am not interested in openning the module and attempting to repair it.

 

[Broke]

Don't be daft - I'm asking if anyone knows where to source the individual modules which make up the unit.

 

[Steve]

Arent they all a standard size (dont they just fit through a hole and you tighten the nut on the front?)

 

[securespark]

buy a single dimmer of the same brand and swap the module accross?

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