GET electronic dimmer modules

[ecn5]

I had a number of electronic dimmer modules manufactured by GET Plc installed to control my lighting (see picture below). They are connected variously to low voltage halogen lights, 240v halogen lights and 240v incandescent lights (each individual dimmer is only connected to one type of lighting). The dimmers have been installed for about 12 months now, and when at maximum brightness, I find some of them flicker considerably. I have replaced some of them, and the replacements work fine (so I know it is not a faulty transformer on the low voltage lighting, for example).

Is there a known fault with these modules? Is there a particular way to wire them up that would be better? (At the moment, all modules to the same switchplate come off the same mains feed circuit, which is daisy-chained to each dimmer module.)

The dimmer modules are rated at 300W, and this has not been exceeded on any of the circuits (unless, perhaps, some of the transformers spike, but then why would the non-low-voltage circuits also have the same fault?)

Thanks in advance.

Ed

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• ecn5
• 31 Oct 2010
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[sne]

I had a number of electronic dimmer modules manufactured by GET Plc installed to control my lighting (see picture below). They are connected variously to low voltage halogen lights, 240v halogen lights and 240v incandescent lights (each individual dimmer is only connected to one type of lighting). The dimmers have been installed for about 12 months now, and when at maximum brightness, I find some of them flicker considerably. I have replaced some of them, and the replacements work fine (so I know it is not a faulty transformer on the low voltage lighting, for example).

Is there a known fault with these modules? Is there a particular way to wire them up that would be better? (At the moment, all modules to the same switchplate come off the same mains feed circuit, which is daisy-chained to each dimmer module.)

The dimmer modules are rated at 300W, and this has not been exceeded on any of the circuits (unless, perhaps, some of the transformers spike, but then why would the non-low-voltage circuits also have the same fault?)

Thanks in advance.

Ed

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• ecn5
• 31 Oct 2010
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Hi Ed, from what I've been told any circuit shouldn't exceed the 300VA of the dimmer switch, infact to be safe you should only look at using a voltage of half that for best quality and results so a wattage of 150w. Try reducing the wattage of the bulbs and see what happens.

These dimming moduals are very basic, and it also depends on how many transformable dimmers were used in the circuit, you can go TOT with a transformer at ever light, but you dont need that and you can get away with using 1 for every three lights but still this wouldm't cause that issue. It sounds like your burning out the modual.

I have several new build near me that use these GET moduals and they work fine. Infact I'm thinking of adding them to my own home as a cheap classy addition so I'd be interested to here how you find the usablility of them?

Food for thought. Spot lights are used as a means of providing a mood of lighting and not a a main source of lighting, so if I were you I'd reduce bulbs(as they are expensive to run in anycase), and look at another source of lighting to add.. for example standing lamps in the cornors of the room.