Paul Kallus posted:EscapeRocks posted:Paul,
Just an idea. On my old large layout, I used outdoor lighting transformers (like Malibu) for my lighting. They need a minimum load to operate, but were great in that 12 volt arena. I made a small panel with simple rotary dimmer switches, and ran the power thru those, then to the lights.
David - that's neat. For the rotary dimmer switch - is this just one you buy at hardware stores - and then wire in the output voltage from transformer to dimmer - and then dimmer to lighting accessory terminal strip?
Lighting dimmer switches are not designed to be used with transformer type loads. I'm surprised it works at all!
Just my 2 cents...
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