swacker69 Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 What is the purpose/use of this dimmer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 It's purpose is to use it with fixtures that use 0-10v dimming - right now largely limited to commercial use and high-end designer fixtures, but making it's way into mainstream more and more.Essentially it sends a voltage signal (ranging from 0-10v) that tells the fixture (or the 'controller' inside of it) what level it should be at - the fixture itself uses a separate linefeed for power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swacker69 Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 Ok, so I am building an outdoor kitchen and I am using VistaPro DL2236 led lights as accent lights to light up the structure at night. The lights, of course, are low voltage so they need to be hooked up to a transformer that takes the 110 power and presents it to the DL2236's as low voltage. Is there a way to use this particular dimmer to control the lights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingzz Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 no, that is not what these are for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swacker69 Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 WEll I guess if I wanted to integrate it into my c4 system I could use a wireless outlet dimmer and then program it to a wireless keypad dimmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 As long as the transformer is dimmable, you'd use an adaptive phase dimmer to dim and control the lights (through the transformer). If the transformer is NOT dimmable, well you'd have no way of dimming them - period.0-10v units are for very specific types of fixtures. For the fixture you mentioned - just get the right type of transformer, the adaptive phase units can handle most any ELV and MLV dimmable transformers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMHarman Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 It's purpose is to use it with fixtures that use 0-10v dimming - right now largely limited to commercial use and high-end designer fixtures, but making it's way into mainstream more and more.Essentially it sends a voltage signal (ranging from 0-10v) that tells the fixture (or the 'controller' inside of it) what level it should be at - the fixture itself uses a separate linefeed for power.Which is a financial disaster as the Electrician needs to run twice as many cables. The 8 pack line level dimmer makes more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Which is a financial disaster as the Electrician needs to run twice as many cables.The 8 pack line level dimmer makes more sense.Yet they're going in. There's also other technical purposes for going this route.I don't make the decision on what fixtures go in, just on what needs to be done to control it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMHarman Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Probably a lot easier in non BX world. Running twice as much of that soon adds up to PITA pulling cable and cost of connecting and attaching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 The low voltage does not NEED to be BX at all - it's low voltage. That of course doesn't change that it's additional wiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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