dimmers and low voltage UC lights and such
RE: Advantages of low voltage UC
lights?
* Posted by: Snoonyb (My Page)
on Wed, Aug 10, 05 at 5:42
Basically,
when a dimmer is added, you are adjusting the line voltage either to the fixture
directly, to a magnetic or electronic transformer, either in the fixture or in a
remote location.
Regardless of the
lighting system you select, install a quality dimming device in a metal box, NOT
PLASTIC.
Though I will install the
customers product, my first recommendation is the JUNO T-12 because of the
quality and versatility.
* Posted by:
Snoonyb (My Page) on Thu, Aug 11, 05 at
0:16
Any dimmer will heat as a function
of it's use. Metal boxes act as a heat sink, dissipating the heat over it's
entirety and in doing so allows the dimmer to operate at an overall lower
ambient temperature, extending it's life beyond the same dimmer mounted in a
plastic box, which does not share the same "heat transfer"
properties.
Posted: Mon - August 15, 2005 at 10:54 AM