Dimmer Switch

BosnianLanos · Post by **BosnianLanos** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 2:27 am

My dimmer switch commited suicide earlier tonight thereby causing all of my lights to go out.

A new one costs $37.00, which I think is ridiculous for such a small problem.

Is there any way I can bypass the dimmer switch so that my interior lights work, at their normal brightness, or do I just need a new switch?

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 2:35 am

if we knew the resistance of the switch at full brightness you might be able to strap some resistors together. i don't know if the bright setting is 0 resistance or not

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 2:36 am

just by pass it, you will have only brite lights but you will have lights

woo · Post by **woo** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 3:46 am

go to an electronics shop and buy a variable resistor. Thats all a dimmer is but you pay for the name