Dimmer blowing fuse

[Fredthechippy 0]

Hi everyone. I have a Dimmer 2 installed like the below diagram with around 200w of dimmable Edison bulbs. Whenever I turn on the power, the RCD immediately blows. I also tried it replacing the N link to Sx with a direct link to a neutral line. Any ideas why this would not work…?

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[Martin_N 146]

@Fredthechippy

Hi.

first of all, a link to the misleading picture, namely the connection of the bulbs. In your picture, there is a classic E14/E27 light bulb, which has one pole at the bottom (connection of phase L), the other pole is on the screw (connection of neutral N).

Okay, so if I assume that you have the bulb connected correctly, then you have another problem.

The reason is that you are trying to use a bulb that has its own electronics for dimming/memory settings. These bulbs are controlled by a short on/off press!

 

Use a normal type of bulb and check the correct connection and dimmer function.

If you do not know what you are doing, leave the work to an expert with authorization to work on electrical equipment. It is about property, health or life.