Re: Will CBUS work with this light fitting?

["andy_walkuk" <andy_walkuk@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Paul,

Sorry, yes, they are 10W G4 halogen bulbs, so no problem there, I am
putting 1A breakers on each channel anyway.

I was wondering what a halogen specific dimmer did differently to a
CBUS dimmer.

Andy



--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Robinson" <ukcueman@...>
wrote:
>
> > SWMBO has bought two lounge light fittings from NEXT each with 5
12V
> > halogen bulbs and includes the transformer in the top of the
fitting.
> >
> > The instructions state "Compatible with halogen specific
dimmer
switch".
> >
> > Does anyone know if my yet to be installed CBUS 8 channel Dimmer
be
> > able to work with this?  I dont want to risk blowing it up.
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> I'll leave somebody else to address whether a randomly-chosen
transformer with that kind of instruction is liable to work.
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> But - you don't say what size lamps are going in this light fitting.
If you're talking about 50W lamps, then 5*50W =3D 250W which is
> too much for one channel of an 8 channel dimmer, which has a 1A
limit per channel.
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> Paul
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