dimmers

deafroadrunner

heres one for ya.
we installed mutiple circuits on dimmable lights. recessed twin 58watts tubes. all the circuits are wired in 2.5sq cable and the emergency feed on 1.5sq. and there on a mk 230v push switch. now they all worked sound to begin with. then one set started to flicker when you tried dimming them. and they wouldn sync back up. we changed the switch wires to belden cable and that fixed it. but them it hapened on the next set. changed all switchwires to belden now. but problem is still there in some parts. any ideas??????????/

grousedogtom

Are you sure dimmer is compatible with the type lights your trying to dim

indie armada

can you post up more info on the ballasts and the emergency pack used, ie tridonic, philips, osram ect. dont know much about thm but the lads in the job know a fair deal about them.

deafroadrunner

yeah they are digital dimmable ballast. the ballast is a type tridonic.acto.

mullingar

Is the dimmer switch compatible with all newer dimmable fittings? or incandescent (cheap ordinary bulbs) only?

deafroadrunner

yeah they're a reactive mk switch.

deafroadrunner

its ok we found the problem. belive it or not but the ups system installed was causing it. the hormonics wher coming back down the line through the circuits and that was driving them cracked.