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- From: ben@bailey.UUCP (Ben Bailey)
- Subject: Re: dimmer for lights
- Newsgroups: fl.general
- Date: 23 Dec 92 22:24:26 GMT
- Distribution: world
- Message-ID: <544357@bailey.UUCP>
- Organization: Ben Bailey's Home..Tampa Fl.
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- larry@gator.use.com (Larry Snyder) writes:
- > We have a large 10 foot tree -- and there are 2800 lights
- > using about 2.2 kilowatts. What can I use as a dimmer for
- > the lights? Most dimmers are rated at 500 watts -- what
- > (and how much) are dimmers (and Home Depot doesn't stock
- > anything larger) that handle larger loads?
- >
- >
- > --
- > Larry Snyder internet: larry@gator.use.com
- > keeper of the Gator uucp: uunet!gator!larry
-
- You may need to go to a wire wound rheostat. Try contacting an electronics
- store.
-
- As an alternative, try splitting the strands into groups that each would
- satisfy the need to be less then 500 watts, then get a dimmer for each
- strand.
-
- Ben
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