Analogue Dimmers

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    What is the difference between 0-10 Volt dimmer and a 1-10 Volt. And can the Clipsal 0-10 Volt Analoge Output Unit still work with the 1-10 Volt balast
     
    carlg, Sep 15, 2010
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    Yes, the C-Bus Analogue Output unit works with both 0-10V and 1-10V ballasts.

    The main difference is that 1-10V ballasts typically treat a level lower than 1V as being either off or minimum brightness, whereas 0-10V ballasts dim down to almost 0V. This might give you a small "dead band" at the bottom of the dimming range for the 1-10V ballasts, which you can compensate for by adjusting the minimum brightness level in the Analgoue Output unit.

    In practice, you'll probably struggle to pick the difference.
     
    Newman, Sep 15, 2010
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    Newman.
    Thanks for your feed back and clarification
     
    carlg, Sep 16, 2010
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