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Why does your dimmer switch burn out when one of your bulbs blow?
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∙ 13y ago
Dimmers are rated to handle upto x amount of watts (x can vary) When one of your bulbs blows if the amount of watts used by the bulb during its blowout exceeds the amount of watts your dimmer is rated for it is possible the dimmer burns out.
While this may be theoretically true, when the dimmer is rated for 600 watts and a 50-watt bulb blows and so, the dimmer, this doesn't explain why. No bulb blows out at, say 500 watts. Any other answers? Feel free to wipe out mine and the one above if you know the real answer.
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