You may have to replace the dimmer switch with a standard on/off light switch so that you can safely open and inspect the dimmer switch to ascertain what the damage is.
It may be that it can be repaired depending if the burnt out components are easy to source or not.
Take some close up images of the dimmer's circuit board showing the damage and post back here.
Here's how to do this on ifixit
[guide|21499]
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Also I think you meant to say that the bulbs were of too high a wattage rating fro the dimmer, not too high a voltage
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Also I think you meant to say that the bulbs were of too high a wattage rating for the dimmer, not too high a voltage
You may have to replace the dimmer switch with a standard on/off light switch so that you can safely open and inspect the dimmer switch to ascertain what the damage is.
It may be that it can be repaired depending if the burnt out components are easy to source or not.
Take some close up images of the dimmer's circuit board showing the damage and post back here.
Here's how to do this on ifixit
[guide|21499]
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Also I think you meant to say that the bulbs were of too high a wattage rating, not too high voltage
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Also I think you meant to say that the bulbs were of too high a wattage rating fro the dimmer, not too high a voltage
You may have to replace the dimmer switch with a standard on/off light switch so that you can safely open and inspect the dimmer switch to ascertain what the damage is.
It may be that it can be repaired depending if the burnt out components are easy to source or not.
Take some close up images of the dimmer's circuit board showing the damage and post back here.
Here's how to do this on ifixit
[guide|21499]
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Also I think you meant to say that the bulbs were of too high a wattage rating, unless you meant that the bulbs had a lower voltage rating than what was being supplied to the fitting. Either way causing excess current to flow through the dimmer and damaging it
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Also I think you meant to say that the bulbs were of too high a wattage rating, not too high voltage
You may have to replace the dimmer switch with a standard on/off light switch so that you can safely open and inspect the dimmer switch to ascertain what the damage is.
It may be that it can be repaired depending if the burnt out components are easy to source or not.
Take some close up images of the dimmer's circuit board showing the damage and post back here.
Here's how to do this on ifixit
[guide|21499]
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Also I think you meant to say that the bulbs were too high a wattage, unless you meant that the bulbs had a lower voltage rating than what was being supplied to the fitting. Either way causing excess current to flow through the dimmer and damaging it
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Also I think you meant to say that the bulbs were of too high a wattage rating, unless you meant that the bulbs had a lower voltage rating than what was being supplied to the fitting. Either way causing excess current to flow through the dimmer and damaging it
You may have to replace the dimmer switch with a standard on/off light switch so that you can safely open and inspect the dimmer switch to ascertain what the damage is.
It may be that it can be repaired depending if the burnt out components are easy to source or not.
Take some close up images of the dimmer's circuit board showing the damage and post back here.
Here's how to do this on ifixit
[guide|21499]
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Also I think you meant to say that the bulbs were too high a wattage, unless you meant that the bulbs had a lower voltage rating than what was being supplied to the fitting. Either way causing excess current to flow through the dimmer
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Also I think you meant to say that the bulbs were too high a wattage, unless you meant that the bulbs had a lower voltage rating than what was being supplied to the fitting. Either way causing excess current to flow through the dimmer and damaging it
You may have to replace the dimmer switch with a standard on/off light switch so that you can safely open and inspect the dimmer switch to ascertain what the damage is.
It may be that it can be repaired depending if the burnt out components are easy to source or not.
Take some close up images of the dimmer's circuit board showing the damage and post back here.
Here's how to do this on ifixit
[guide|21499]
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Also I think you meant to say that the bulbs were too high a wattage, unless you meant that the bulbs had a lower voltage rating than what was being supplied to the fitting
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Also I think you meant to say that the bulbs were too high a wattage, unless you meant that the bulbs had a lower voltage rating than what was being supplied to the fitting. Either way causing excess current to flow through the dimmer
You may have to replace the dimmer switch with a standard on/off light switch so that you can safely open and inspect the dimmer switch to ascertain what the damage is.
It may be that it can be repaired depending if the burnt out components are easy to source or not.
Take some close up images of the dimmer's circuit board showing the damage and post back here.
Here's how to do this on ifixit
[guide|21499]
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Also I think you meant to say that the bulbs were too high a wattage ;-)
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Also I think you meant to say that the bulbs were too high a wattage, unless you meant that the bulbs had a lower voltage rating than what was being supplied to the fitting
You may have to replace the dimmer switch with a standard on/off light switch so that you can safely open and inspect the dimmer switch to ascertain what the damage is.
It may be that it can be repaired depending if the burnt out components are easy to source or not.
Take some close up images of the dimmer's circuit board showing the damage and post back here.
Here's how to do this on ifixit
[guide|21499]
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Also I think you meant to say that the bulbs were too high a wattage as the voltage can't be higher than what is supplied to the fitting ;-)
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Also I think you meant to say that the bulbs were too high a wattage ;-)
You may have to replace the dimmer switch with a standard on/off light switch so that you can safely open and inspect the dimmer switch to ascertain what the damage is.
It may be that it can be repaired depending if the burnt out components are easy to source or not.
Take some close up images of the dimmer's circuit board showing the damage and post back here.
Here's how to do this on ifixit
[guide|21499]
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Also I think you meant to say that the bulbs' wattage was too high as the voltage can't be higher than what is supplied to the fitting ;-)
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Also I think you meant to say that the bulbs were too high a wattage as the voltage can't be higher than what is supplied to the fitting ;-)
Hi,
You may have to replace the dimmer switch with a standard on/off light switch so that you can safely open and inspect the dimmer switch to ascertain what the damage is.
It may be that it can be repaired depending if the burnt out components are easy to source or not.
Take some close up images of the dimmer's circuit board showing the damage and post back here.
Here's how to do this on ifixit
[guide|21499]
Also I think you meant to say that the bulbs' wattage was too high as the voltage can't be higher than what is supplied to the fitting ;-)