On January 15, 2016 at 18:40, Fiasco said...
1) and yet it exists right here for the OP
2) I said switched loads. And again, in the case of the OP, why would you want to dim drive lights.
3) A contactor is a pretty common sight for Electrical inspectors. It's not dark science.
4) no
I'm not talking about coach lights or eve lights. I'm talking about roadway, yard, ect. In 40 years you've never had to turn on 4000 watts of yard lights?
The OP mentioned a concern about heat - a fairly common problem. The solution in this case does not demand or require a contactor.
Every dimmer, fixture, etc I've encountered has specs as to max load under various conditions. In a residential setting the homeowner can often create a situation where the load exceeds the spec. Have the changed the code to require a home to be protected from the homeowner? Should we replace every dimmer/switch with some sort of circuit breaker matched to the load?
If you want to install contactors that's fine but don't try to claim that it is the one and only "correct" solution.
And who mentioned a 4000 watt load?
