Often, buying a new chandelier or lamp, the buyer does not think that there are not always many brightly burning lamps - well. Sometimes, when watching a movie, a telecast, or just to create a more soulful, intimate atmosphere, you want to reduce the brightness of the lighting. There are several options for this: either turn off some of the lamps, which is undesirable, because you get the impression that they just burned out, or connect a dimmer.
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- Diagram of connection of dimmer
- Video of dimmer connection
Moreover, the overwhelming majority of modern lamps and chandeliers, the possibility of partial disconnection of certain lamps, is generally not provided. They are manufactured only with the dimmer switch connection, otherwise it is necessary to completely rewrite the entire wiring diagram in the luminaire.
For such cases, in the set of electrical fittings produced by the factories, there is a light regulator - dimmer
.In fact, he represents himself, everyone is familiar with the school program rheostat, only reduced in size, with a more modern, miniature filling, but with completely identical functions. By installing a dimmer for light, we are able to adjust a wide range of voltage applied to the lighting device, respectively, reducing or increasing the brightness of the lighting in the room.Diagram of connection of dimmer
The connection scheme of the dimmer is quite simple, for starters, it is enough to dismantle the old switch. The place that he occupied, it is suitable for installing a dimmer. The device itself, looks like a standard standard switch, only on the front surface instead of the keys, a washer-regulator is installed.
To connect the dimmer, you need to stock up with a set of screwdrivers, and also have a tester, or a screwdriver-tester, electrical tape. The connection scheme is indicated on the package, there, in principle, only two wires - phase and zero. A simple grounding wire can be connected as a simple switch. For installation, you do not need to change the existing wiring, simply if an old chandelier was connected, with a large number of wires, some of them will not be used.
Diagram of dimmer connection for LED strip:
Dimmer connections can be made by every person who is more or less knowledgeable in electrical engineering, the main thing is to perform it, making sure that the voltage is disconnected and nobody without you can turn it on.
There is no difficulty in installing the regulator by changing an old chandelier or lamp. If you need to build a new line of lighting, it is desirable, after all, to invite a professional. And if all the same, you decided to do everything yourself, then we suggest for clarity to see below in the article a video that will answer your question, how to properly connect the dimmer.
And one more thing: when buying a dimmer, it needs to be selected, based on the characteristics of the lamp, its power consumption, and in addition, it is not worth saving, buying cheap models, they are less reliable and short-lived. Especially popular are Dimmers brand Legrand.
If the installation is performed correctly, the lighting will be adjusted easily and simply.
