I don't know about previous postings,
however, I have seen a lamp burn
out rather violently creating a
momentary short, which in turn, takes out
the dimmer. Now this was a number of
years ago. I think newer dimmers
are built a little more robust.

wrote:
This past weekend I replaced the light fixture and replaced the dimmer
switch with a new dimmer. Everything has worked fine. I believe it must
have been a short somehwere in the light fixture causing the issues. I
appreciate the suggestions and the assistance.