Warm Dimmer switch mains voltage halogens

[jbuckle3]

Just notices that our kitchen dinner switch is warm the the touch... it's been in 12months and I cant say ive noticed it before but maybe they dont get dimmed that much. There are 9 mains voltage halogens running off it.

Is this normal?

 

[fireman22]

warm dinner that sounds nice i just got in , cold tongue off misses

 

[luminaire]

If you've got 9 halogens at (lets say) at 50W each, then your dimmer would need to rated at 900W or more. If not it could be the cause of it heating up somewhat.

 

[RF Lighting]

Dimmers do get warm. That is normal.


It is when they get HOT you should be worried

 

[securespark]

Is your dimmer 1kW?