"Christopher Key" wrote in message
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No Spam wrote:
"Christopher Key" wrote:

Only if there is a load though surely. The current drawn by a DMM
will be many orders of magnitude smaller than that required.

Agreed, but that detail was obvious to me ;-)

I didn't doubt it ;-) ! I did get the impression that it wasn't to the OP
though, hence the post.

Chris Key

The point about getting a reading with a multimeter was that there was
*some* current getting through.

If there was none, then the lack of light is obvious.

If 240V is present then there isn't a break in the circuit somewhere else.

In the same way, I would check a normal 240V light fitting to confirm that
power was getting through.

My meter isn't fancy enough to measure the load - just that the current is
there.

If there is current, the (confirmed O.K.) bulb won't light and there is a
dimmer in the circuit then the first logical conclusion is that the dimmer
is being a little too effective.

I was just wondering if there was anything I had overlooked.

So far, apparently not :-(

Thanks to all for the comments, anyway.

Cheers

Dave R