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Posted by DrDenny on December 22, 2005, 12:59 am
Can I have a dimmer on each of the 2 switches? On sw1 I have a hot and
2 travlers, sw2 has the 2 travelers and the load(light fixture). I can
only get a dimmer to work at sw1. Do I need a second hot wire a sw2?
Thanks,
Denis
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Posted by mm on December 22, 2005, 3:04 am
wrote:
>Can I have a dimmer on each of the 2 switches? On sw1 I have a hot and
>2 travlers, sw2 has the 2 travelers and the load(light fixture). I can
>only get a dimmer to work at sw1. Do I need a second hot wire a sw2?
>Thanks,
>Denis
Well, at sw2, you could put in a regular 3-way switch, and a dimmer
next to it connected to the single wire, and that would *further* dim
the lignt, I think, but I don't think you could get it to full
brightness if you have the dimmer turned down at the other end.
Wait a second. Maybe that's what you mean about the second hot. If
you ran a hot from sw1 to sw2=location but connected it to a dimmer,
you could get the brightness up to full level, but then how would you
turn it down at the sw-1 location.
This needs someone more clever than I am.
Whatever you try, I'd set it up on a table first, and plug the whole
thing into a wall outlet, before I bothered installing it. The heavy
version of wires with alligator clips on each end are quite useful for
things like this.
Remove NOPSAM to email me. Please let
me know if you have posted also.
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Posted by Joseph Meehan on December 22, 2005, 6:02 am
DrDenny wrote:
> Can I have a dimmer on each of the 2 switches? On sw1 I have a hot and
> 2 travlers, sw2 has the 2 travelers and the load(light fixture). I can
> only get a dimmer to work at sw1. Do I need a second hot wire a sw2?
> Thanks,
> Denis
I believe there is an X-10 system that will handle that need. That way
you use one master and the others control the master through the existing
wiring, no need for any travelers.
Try www.smarthome.com
--
Joseph Meehan
Dia duit
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Posted by Mark Lloyd on December 22, 2005, 10:04 am
On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 11:02:08 GMT, "Joseph Meehan"
>DrDenny wrote:
>> Can I have a dimmer on each of the 2 switches? On sw1 I have a hot and
>> 2 travlers, sw2 has the 2 travelers and the load(light fixture). I can
>> only get a dimmer to work at sw1. Do I need a second hot wire a sw2?
>> Thanks,
>> Denis
> I believe there is an X-10 system that will handle that need. That way
>you use one master and the others control the master through the existing
>wiring, no need for any travelers.
> Try www.smarthome.com
In the X10 system, one of the devices (called "master") replaces one
of the switches. It is wired as a single switch (using one of the
traveler wires). The module has an additional (red) wire which is
connected using the other traveler to a button at the other end.
X10 3-way module
(hot) (blue)|----|(black)
-----------------| |-----------------------*-------- (to light)
| | |
| | |
| |(red) slave
| |-----------------------switch
|----|
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Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what
to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb
contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin
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Posted by RBM on December 22, 2005, 7:19 am
Standard three way dimmers won't work properly, however all dimmer
manufacturers make electronic master slave three way dimmers. Check out
Lutron brand dimmers, "Maestro"
> Can I have a dimmer on each of the 2 switches? On sw1 I have a hot and
> 2 travlers, sw2 has the 2 travelers and the load(light fixture). I can
> only get a dimmer to work at sw1. Do I need a second hot wire a sw2?
> Thanks,
> Denis
>
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>2 travlers, sw2 has the 2 travelers and the load(light fixture). I can
>only get a dimmer to work at sw1. Do I need a second hot wire a sw2?
>Thanks,
>Denis