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LC2 turns off lamp

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Manbearpig
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Manbearpig Posted: Sat, Aug 16 2014 11:32 PM

Dear members,

I have a bigger lamp with 12 x 40 Watt bulbs in it. I today installed a LC2 to dim the lamp. However, after a couple of minutes use, the LC2 turns the lamp automatically off. I've then had a closer look at the manual where it says that the LC2 is suited for lamps from 40W - 300W < 480 W. Is this the cause? If so, is the problem resolved if I replace the 12 x 40 W with 12 x 25 W?

Thanks!

Kai

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5:8:13 replied on Sun, Aug 17 2014 6:29 PM

I think it is very likely that you have seriously overloaded it causing a safety cut out

before investing in a complete replacement set of bulbs, why don't you try and reduce the load by removing all but 5 of the bulbs to reduce the load to 200w and see if the dimmer then functions 

Manbearpig
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Thanks! I've tried it just like that and it seems to work. The light stays on and doesn't turn off any more. Thereofre, I've already invested in replacement bulbs.

Greetings,

Kai

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