lights gone again

Myser

What type of lamps do you have fitted - filament/halogen/CFL/LED?

What is the wattage of each lamp? How many lamps are fitted to each chandelier?

sparky260500

people are totally over confusing the matter. just change the candle lamps for the type that don't have the filament and you will be sorted
they look the same (still candle shape). its the filament that blows the dimmer up.

sparky260500

like these. They maybe the wrong cap and wattage But you get the idea look at the middle of the lamp there is no filament hence no more blown dimmers

http://images.evereadylightbulbs.co.uk/images/products/zoom/1314280722-67581100.jpg

sparky260500

brightontraveller wrote: »

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Lightings come along way in the last few years multitude of types but alias many don’t keep abreast of changes… often the effects of over heating are more of a issue at start up when cold so to speak not so much when running they don’t often get hot enough to set on fire just enough to make them brittle or component break down when starting cold if there are 5 bulbs at 50w each then dimmer needs to accommodate this most domestic dimmers are rated 200 / 400w so 400w should work fine 200 w will still work but will breakdown quicker due to loading heat etc

Most 400w dimmers are 1 Gang 2 Way think only one or two make 2 gang because of the heat... You can get separate grid dimmers but again most manufactures dont recommend putting these together because of heat or they have seperate dimmer packs See if the dimmers are 200w 400w etc and the loading of the lamps eg add them upp 5 x 50w etc

i'm sorry to say but you are really talking rubbish

EssexExile

I fitted a five bulb chandelier (crikey that sounds posh) & only half the bulbs lit (alright not exactly half). I undid the bit in the middle where the wires from the individual arms all join the main incoming flex. There were crimped connectors but half the wires weren't crimped properly & some were bare, could be a similar problem.

sparky260500

EssexExile wrote: »

I fitted a five bulb chandelier (crikey that sounds posh) & only half the bulbs lit (alright not exactly half). I undid the bit in the middle where the wires from the individual arms all join the main incoming flex. There were crimped connectors but half the wires weren't crimped properly & some were bare, could be a similar problem.

And please explain why that would blow the dimmer up and trip the circuit????

MoneyMate

it's making me Light headed, can't help some people :doh:

EssexExile

sparky260500 wrote: »

And please explain why that would blow the dimmer up and trip the circuit????

As I said, some wires were bare. If they'd touched the metal casing that would trip the circuit, I've no idea what it would do to the dimmer, may be nothing wrong with the dimmer this time.

sparky260500

EssexExile wrote: »

As I said, some wires were bare. If they'd touched the metal casing that would trip the circuit, I've no idea what it would do to the dimmer, may be nothing wrong with the dimmer this time.

you said the bare wires were from the arms of the light fitting so that wouldn't matter if it touched also they don't blow every time the light is turned. so would not be a short in the light fitting

EssexExile

sparky260500 wrote: »

you said the bare wires were from the arms of the light fitting so that wouldn't matter if it touched also they don't blow every time the light is turned. so would not be a short in the light fitting

Try reading it again.