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MK Remote Control Lights

  • 29-09-2008 11:22pm
    #1
    oldhead
    Registered Users Posts: 204 ✭✭


    Just wondering has anyone had any experience with these new Switches. They are just new to the market, or so im told. They seem very impressive, im just waiting for prices. They could be expensive. You just have to make sure that you have a 47mm deep metal box in the wall for them to fit, and also there is no need for a neutral. No need for extra wiring either. They sound great but havent seen any working yet.

    Does anyone else have any other ideas for remote lighting, that does not require extra wiring. CLIPSAL and GET also do remote lighting but have not seen any of these either. Looking forward to hearing your ideas......


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  • #2
    smashey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,676 ✭✭✭✭smashey


    Moved from C&P to Electrical.


  • #3
    DublinDilbert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,390 ✭✭✭DublinDilbert


    oldhead wrote: »
    Just wondering has anyone had any experience with these new Switches. They are just new to the market, or so im told. They seem very impressive, im just waiting for prices. They could be expensive. You just have to make sure that you have a 47mm deep metal box in the wall for them to fit, and also there is no need for a neutral. No need for extra wiring either. They sound great but havent seen any working yet.

    Does anyone else have any other ideas for remote lighting, that does not require extra wiring. CLIPSAL and GET also do remote lighting but have not seen any of these either. Looking forward to hearing your ideas......

    Typically control devices which have no need for a neutral line trickle a small amount of current through the bulb. This works fine with an incandescent bulb.

    Make sure that they will also work with low energy bulbs.


  • #4
    oldhead
    Registered Users Posts: 204 ✭✭oldhead


    I didnt think that you could dim energy bulbs, can you???


  • #5
    LeBash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,554 ✭✭✭LeBash


    You can dim compact flouresent if it is a dimable version.

    Just little note on it though, and this may not stand with all dimming units. Look at the back of the dimmer and check for the wattage (or va). the combined wattage of all the cfls being dimmed shouldnt be any more than 1/5 of that value on the dimmer. Again that might vary on dimmers and lamps.

    As for the wireless dimmers, there are plenty of brands out that do it, and they are going years. The MK one is pretty new, but they would be the market leaders in wiring accesories here.


  • #6
    Stoner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,952 ✭✭✭✭Stoner


    MK have great stuff alright, but they did struggle for years with a dimming range, I think they ended up supplying richmund dimmers into MK plates. I'd agree that their stuff generally does what it says on the tin.

    Jung also offer a very good range of dimming switches (top of the range), they might have something you like

    also see here,
    http://www.easylife.co.uk

    might be something to look at too


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