Halogen Kitchen Lights on a Dimmer Switch?
Mar 28th 2009, 12:50 pm
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Halogen Kitchen Lights on a Dimmer Switch?
Is it possible to have dimmer switches on a halogen light?
Mar 28th 2009, 1:06 pm
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Re: Halogen Kitchen Lights on a Dimmer Switch?
Mar 28th 2009, 1:59 pm
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Re: Halogen Kitchen Lights on a Dimmer Switch?
You can but as said you need the correct dimmer type. If the transformer is electronic (generally small plastic not heavy) you need a trailing edge dimmer. If the transformer is iron core (usually big and heavy) you need a leading edge dimmer. Often though a leading edge clipsal dimmer will work fine for both.
