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Re: ceiling light
« Reply #15 on: 26 August 2013, 23:37:53 »
Quote from: Vamps on 26 August 2013, 23:10:00
Yep...... :y :y  My monies on the switch, but I would have tried a new basic on/off switch to test.... :D :D
I would have personally shorted the bare wires together with the circuit energised as a test, but I'm a sparks by trade so I know what I can & can't get away with.
I certainly wouldn't advise anyone to do the same in real life though, especially as they needed to ask the question to start with so I decided to err on the side of caution  ;)
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Re: ceiling light
« Reply #16 on: 26 August 2013, 23:50:41 »
Quote from: OptimalKiller on 26 August 2013, 23:37:53
Quote from: Vamps on 26 August 2013, 23:10:00
Yep...... :y :y  My monies on the switch, but I would have tried a new basic on/off switch to test.... :D :D
I would have personally shorted the bare wires together with the circuit energised as a test, but I'm a sparks by trade so I know what I can & can't get away with.
I certainly wouldn't advise anyone to do the same in real life though, especially as they needed to ask the question to start with so I decided to err on the side of caution  ;)

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Re: ceiling light
« Reply #17 on: 26 August 2013, 23:52:57 »
Dimmer switch for sure they have resisters in them that are a pain, and do cause a lot of fires,  :( do yourself a favour revert back to real switch.  :y ;D
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Re: ceiling light
« Reply #18 on: 27 August 2013, 00:55:18 »
Quote from: kevinp58 on 26 August 2013, 23:52:57
Dimmer switch for sure they have resisters in them that are a pain, and do cause a lot of fires,  :( do yourself a favour revert back to real switch.  :y ;D
That may have been true 30 years ago, but not so now.

The potentiometer (variable resistor) carries a control current in the region of milliamps, the main load is switched by a Triac (same size as a 5p piece, and can easily switch a 1000 W load without stressing).
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Re: ceiling light
« Reply #19 on: 27 August 2013, 09:28:24 »
Quote from: AndyRoid on 26 August 2013, 23:37:53
I would have personally shorted the bare wires together with the circuit energised as a test, but I'm a sparks by trade so I know what I can & can't get away with.

I knew it.. I knew all sparks were a bit nuts ;)

Though I once watched my Dad (also quite happy with electrics - everything from PLCs to Kv was part of his job until recently, but of course, not Part P so when it came to a rewire..  ::) ;D) weld a pair of needle nose pliers together working on a socket .. of course the house, probably 25 years ago, only had fuse wire so nothing went off ;D

Still have the pliers today, we just filed the welded end off...

P.S. Hope you're doing well!
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Re: ceiling light
« Reply #20 on: 27 August 2013, 12:03:20 »
Just a update. It was the dimmer switch
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Re: ceiling light
« Reply #21 on: 27 August 2013, 21:28:23 »
Quote from: pauls on 27 August 2013, 12:03:20
Just a update. It was the dimmer switch

Result......... :y :y
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Re: ceiling light
« Reply #22 on: 27 August 2013, 22:37:43 »
Quote from: Vamps on 27 August 2013, 21:28:23
Quote from: pauls on 27 August 2013, 12:03:20
Just a update. It was the dimmer switch

Result......... :y :y







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