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Wickes dimmer can be used on fluorescents?
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"10 amp rated-suitable for fluorescent lighting" http://www.wickes.co.uk/Shelving+Sto...ay/invt/711325 |
Wickes dimmer can be used on fluorescents?
brass monkey wrote:
This can't be right, can it? "10 amp rated-suitable for fluorescent lighting" http://www.wickes.co.uk/Shelving+Sto...ay/invt/711325 If the ballast is dimmable. Most arent tho. NT |
Wickes dimmer can be used on fluorescents?
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"brass monkey" writes: This can't be right, can it? "10 amp rated-suitable for fluorescent lighting" http://www.wickes.co.uk/Shelving+Sto...ay/invt/711325 No, it's probably a cut-n-paste error from a switch description. -- Andrew Gabriel [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup] |
Wickes dimmer can be used on fluorescents?
Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article , "brass monkey" writes: This can't be right, can it? "10 amp rated-suitable for fluorescent lighting" http://www.wickes.co.uk/Shelving+Sto...ay/invt/711325 No, it's probably a cut-n-paste error from a switch description. Wickes are well known (by me anyway) for inccurate descriptions. Taptool " suitable for backnuts & compression nuts" - it isn't. "Chisels "honed & ready for use" - they aren't. -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
Wickes dimmer can be used on fluorescents?
The Medway Handyman wrote:
Andrew Gabriel wrote: In article , "brass monkey" writes: This can't be right, can it? "10 amp rated-suitable for fluorescent lighting" http://www.wickes.co.uk/Shelving+Sto...ay/invt/711325 No, it's probably a cut-n-paste error from a switch description. Wickes are well known (by me anyway) for inccurate descriptions. Taptool " suitable for backnuts & compression nuts" - it isn't. "Chisels "honed & ready for use" - they aren't. and more seriously WBP, which isnt remotely WBP NT |
Wickes dimmer can be used on fluorescents?
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The Medway Handyman wrote: Andrew Gabriel wrote: In article , "brass monkey" writes: This can't be right, can it? "10 amp rated-suitable for fluorescent lighting" http://www.wickes.co.uk/Shelving+Sto...ay/invt/711325 No, it's probably a cut-n-paste error from a switch description. Wickes are well known (by me anyway) for inccurate descriptions. Taptool " suitable for backnuts & compression nuts" - it isn't. "Chisels "honed & ready for use" - they aren't. and more seriously WBP, which isnt remotely WBP Ah yes that as well! -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
Wickes dimmer can be used on fluorescents?
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Wickes dimmer can be used on fluorescents?
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"Sylvain VAN DER WALDE" writes: Please tell us about dimmable ballasts. Any websites? There are plenty of dimmable electronic ballasts. They don't use conventional filament lamp dimmers though. Simplest is the type which use a 0-10V DC control voltage, and most ballasts produce a low current 10V supply so you can do this with just a simple low power potentiometer if you're just controlling the one ballast, although you'll need a separate 10V supply if you're ganging several ballasts to dim together. This method is now regarded as out of date. There are also DSI and DALI digital interfaces which use a low voltage serial digital signalling interface between a controller and the ballasts. Some ballasts support multiple methods, e.g. DSI and simple push-button up/down dimming. I don't know of a supplier. I have used Burnlite, but they now say they won't supply the public anymore (although I haven't actually tried since then). Of course a recession in the building trade might change their minds. Make sure you're sitting down when you get the prices -- dimming ballasts are pretty much only used in top-end expensive commercial installations, and are not price sensitive commodity items. -- Andrew Gabriel [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup] |
Wickes dimmer can be used on fluorescents?
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Sylvain VAN DER WALDE wrote: Please tell us about dimmable ballasts. I've got Osram ones in the kitchen under the cupboards lighting the worktops. Had them for several years now, without a tube failure which seems excellent considering their use - they tend to get left on as a 'there's someone at home' light when I go out. Near enough instant start, no flicker and cool running. However, they don't use a conventional dimmer - they use low voltage DC as a control so all you need is a simple potentiometer. Which would mean extra wiring if you want the dimmer where the room light switch is. Any websites? http://www.bltdirect.com/products.php?cat=499 They are quite expensive compared to 'ordinary' ballasts - but the higher efficiency and longer tube life might well pay off after a while, especially if using more expensive colour matching tubes. -- *Marriage changes passion - suddenly you're in bed with a relative* Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
Wickes dimmer can be used on fluorescents?
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"Dave Plowman (News)" writes: In article , Sylvain VAN DER WALDE wrote: Any websites? http://www.bltdirect.com/products.php?cat=499 They are quite expensive compared to 'ordinary' ballasts - but the higher efficiency and longer tube life might well pay off after a while, especially if using more expensive colour matching tubes. I know I also said they're expensive, but those prices are completely OTT. -- Andrew Gabriel [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup] |
Wickes dimmer can be used on fluorescents?
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Andrew Gabriel wrote: http://www.bltdirect.com/products.php?cat=499 They are quite expensive compared to 'ordinary' ballasts - but the higher efficiency and longer tube life might well pay off after a while, especially if using more expensive colour matching tubes. I know I also said they're expensive, but those prices are completely OTT. I didn't really look at their prices. I got mine from a mate who runs a small supplier - excellent for this sort of thing that few ordinary wholesalers stock. -- *If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends? * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
Wickes dimmer can be used on fluorescents?
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ... In article , Sylvain VAN DER WALDE wrote: Please tell us about dimmable ballasts. I've got Osram ones in the kitchen under the cupboards lighting the worktops. Had them for several years now, without a tube failure which seems excellent considering their use - they tend to get left on as a 'there's someone at home' light when I go out. Near enough instant start, no flicker and cool running. However, they don't use a conventional dimmer - they use low voltage DC as a control so all you need is a simple potentiometer. Which would mean extra wiring if you want the dimmer where the room light switch is. Any websites? http://www.bltdirect.com/products.php?cat=499 Thanks for that. Again, sorry for the delay in replying. Sylvain. They are quite expensive compared to 'ordinary' ballasts - but the higher efficiency and longer tube life might well pay off after a while, especially if using more expensive colour matching tubes. -- *Marriage changes passion - suddenly you're in bed with a relative* Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
Wickes dimmer can be used on fluorescents?
On 20 Nov, 19:56, "Sylvain VAN DER WALDE"
wrote: wrote in message ... brass monkey wrote: This can't be right, can it? "10 amp rated-suitable for fluorescent lighting" http://www.wickes.co.uk/Shelving+Sto...Dimmer-2-Gang-... If the ballast is dimmable. Most arent tho. NT Please tell us about dimmable ballasts. Any websites? Sylvain. Try `dimmable ballast` on ebay ;-) Adam |
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