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Author Topic: Lamp with 60 watts bulb  (Read 2593 times)

tolum

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Lamp with 60 watts bulb
« on: November 13, 2007, 03:15:56 PM »

I have a single lamp with incand. 60 watts bulb screwed in it. The wall receptacle where lamp is plugs in is controlled by a WS12A. Turning on/off & dim by the ws12 runs OK, but when I try to turn it On/Off or dim with AHP on my laptop, sometimes, I can turn on the lamp, but turning it off is impossible. Same for the dim process. Same happen with a palmpad remote and a macro.

Do you think that problem happen because bulb wattage is not enough?

Thanks for your help.
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Brian H

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Re: Lamp with 60 watts bulb
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2007, 04:12:49 PM »

60 watts should be fine. Sounds more like a poor signal to that switches wiring. Have you had a chance to look at some of the troubleshooting mesages and tutorials we have?
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Re: Lamp with 60 watts bulb
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2007, 04:38:21 PM »

I agree. It should work.

On the side of caution, you should be careful controlling an outlet with a switch that can dim. There's been at least one discussion on the subject here. It may also violate building codes.
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