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Futronix dimmers p100

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Old 23-03-2007, 10:35 AM   #1
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Futronix dimmers p100

Having bought a p100 a while ago and after a light bulb blew it burnt the switch out ! I sent it in for repair and never fitted it untill yesterday, it worked for a while ,1 day and in the morning the light did not work , i removed the switch and noticed the pcb with the Triacs on had completly burnt out ! I do not want to spend anymore money on the switch, they seem to be a big problem with these switches, it cost around £160 to buy and I spent £50 getting it repaired the first time round .Has anybody had trouble with these switches ? it seems if a bulb blows on the same lighting circuit it burns the switch out .
Think I will go back to a £15 dimmer...
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Old 24-03-2007, 9:43 AM   #2
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Re: Futronix dimmers p100

It's not unusual for the triac to fail when the lights blow. Especially GU10. But it's not difficult to buy replacement triacs, which you could replace yourself.

Is it worth fixing? I don't know. Unlikely that you're the only one with problems though.
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