On 21 Dec 2005 21:59:39 -0800, "DrDenny"
wrote:

Can I have a dimmer on each of the 2 switches? On sw1 I have a hot and
2 travlers, sw2 has the 2 travelers and the load(light fixture). I can
only get a dimmer to work at sw1. Do I need a second hot wire a sw2?

Thanks,
Denis

Well, at sw2, you could put in a regular 3-way switch, and a dimmer
next to it connected to the single wire, and that would *further* dim
the lignt, I think, but I don't think you could get it to full
brightness if you have the dimmer turned down at the other end.

Wait a second. Maybe that's what you mean about the second hot. If
you ran a hot from sw1 to sw2=location but connected it to a dimmer,
you could get the brightness up to full level, but then how would you
turn it down at the sw-1 location.

This needs someone more clever than I am.

Whatever you try, I'd set it up on a table first, and plug the whole
thing into a wall outlet, before I bothered installing it. The heavy
version of wires with alligator clips on each end are quite useful for
things like this.

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