How many watts do you need to put on a dimmer at minimum to avoid needing a ghost load? I may be using a string of ropelights on a dimmer as a light source which can't be drawing much power. I haven't seem the lights I'm going to try so I don't know how long it is.
http://www.controlbooth.com/forums/...t-bulb-still-glows-when-dimmer-fully-off.html
For a ghost load, I like a double pigtail cue light: two pendant E26 sockets, fitted cages and 60, 75, or 100W incandescent A-lamps (if they can still be found), wired in parallel to one 20-2P&G M. Two-fer this somewhere offstage into the same circuit that has your ropelights on it.
I once used a 1000W scoop sitting on the floor, and made a real nice burn mark on the carpet in the dimmer room. I'll never do that again. It smelled bad.
They're still out there. We got in a case of 100W A19's a couple of weeks ago.
Depends where you are... Some states/provinces have banned incandescent household lamps. There is a ban set to go in place next year in my Province. No more 75 or 100w as of Jan 1st 2014, and no Incandescents except for specialities as of June 1st 2014. I've bee stock pyling, the strange part is the ban does not affect PAR style lamps, just regular A type globes.
That being said, I think it really depends on the brand of dimmers, I haven't ever needed to put a ghost load on a low wattage circuit on a Sensor rack, but frequently need to on my CD80's.
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