Hey everyone,
I'd really appreciate some feedback on my dimmer box.
We have an Elation DP- 640B a 6 circuit 20 amp dimmer.
(note I'm walking into our church lighting so I dont have specs on a lot of equiptment and I wasnt around when everything was wired. I'm experienced in lighting design and rigging but not an electrician so i've never gutted a dimmer box)
A few months ago we had the box start smoking and a full breaker trip.
Since then we've had a series of strange trips. I've done all the math and none of the circuits are over loaded, all are WELL below the 20 Amp 2400W limits at 120V.
Our house lights seem FINE when they're on full power but anything dimmed starts a buzzing which intensifies and eventually trips the breaker (sometimes just that chanel sometimes the entire box)
Our focused instruments are hit or miss, sometimes giving no problems as all, sometimes tripping all or part of the box. Manual reset of breaker switches restors function but sometimes takes two or three presses before it works.
I've checked our settings, everything is on dimmer, everything is running through our DMX just fine, when things work they dim just fine. and nothing has ever thrown the main wall breaker.
I'm at a complete loss other than to just assume that there is a short somewhere in the wiring. however I also havent noticed everhearing the fan run on the dimmer, but since it often trips when it's first turned on i'm not thinking it's an over heating issue.
I'd really appreciate some feedback on my dimmer box.
We have an Elation DP- 640B a 6 circuit 20 amp dimmer.
(note I'm walking into our church lighting so I dont have specs on a lot of equiptment and I wasnt around when everything was wired. I'm experienced in lighting design and rigging but not an electrician so i've never gutted a dimmer box)
A few months ago we had the box start smoking and a full breaker trip.
Since then we've had a series of strange trips. I've done all the math and none of the circuits are over loaded, all are WELL below the 20 Amp 2400W limits at 120V.
Our house lights seem FINE when they're on full power but anything dimmed starts a buzzing which intensifies and eventually trips the breaker (sometimes just that chanel sometimes the entire box)
Our focused instruments are hit or miss, sometimes giving no problems as all, sometimes tripping all or part of the box. Manual reset of breaker switches restors function but sometimes takes two or three presses before it works.
I've checked our settings, everything is on dimmer, everything is running through our DMX just fine, when things work they dim just fine. and nothing has ever thrown the main wall breaker.
I'm at a complete loss other than to just assume that there is a short somewhere in the wiring. however I also havent noticed everhearing the fan run on the dimmer, but since it often trips when it's first turned on i'm not thinking it's an over heating issue.