Heavy Duty Dimmers?

[Magus]

Hi folks

Does X10 make any "super duty" dimmers? I operate media and lighting at the church I attend and we currently have some slider dimmer switches that control sanctuary lighting. It would be nice if I could automate this with X10 products. Actually, I DID purchase some home dimmers but I fear they aren't strong enough to allow and operate with all the lighting. The wiring for the existing dimmers is pretty heavy duty.

Cheers... Rick 

[dhouston]

While not a simple retrofit like X10, requiring a control cable, DMX512 systems are far better suited to your needs.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMX_%28lighting%29

And, I'm unaware of any heavy duty X10 dimmers.

[Brian H]

The 1000 Watt Insteon SwitchLinc Dimmer can have an X10 address added to it.
http://www.smarthome.com/2477DH/SwitchLinc-INSTEON-Remote-Control-Dimmer-Dual-Band-High-Wattage-White/p.aspx

Few points.
Fairly large.
If next to another dimmer needs to be derated to a lower wattage.
Not cheap.
Requires a real Neutral Power Connection to work.

[JeffVolp]

Leviton makes a high-wattage dimmer that I've seen come up on eBay from time to time.

I have a used PCS LM4L-2000 4-channel 2000W (total) X10 dimmer.  Contact me privately if you are interested.

Jeff