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DANLERS DSSGD CB400W, DSSGD EU400W, DSSGD MK400W Installation guide

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Installation notes
DANLERS Limited, Vincients Road, CHIPPENHAM, Wiltshire, SN14 6NQ, UK.
Telephone: +44 (0)1249 443377 Fax: +44 (0)1249 443388
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ThisproductconformstoBSEN60669-2-1andBSEN55015:1993
Pleaseensurethemostrecenteditionoftheappropriatelocalwiringregulationsareobserved
andsuitableprotectionisprovidede.g.6ampsovercurrent,1kVovervoltage.Pleaseensure
thatthisdeviceisdisconnectedfromthesupplyifaninsulationtestismade.
Thisproductiscoveredbyawarrantywhichextendsto5yearsfromthedateofmanufacture.
Precautions and Warranty
Soft Start Grid Dimmers
DSSGD MK400W DSSGD CB400W DSSGD EU400W
DANLERS‘leadingedge’softstartdimmersaresuitableforttinginto
MKGridPlus(MK),Crabtreegrid(CB)andEurodataplates(EU).
Thesoftstartfeatureelectronicallyrampsup(virtuallyindiscernible)
theoutputvoltagewhichcangreatlyincreaselamplife,particularly
forlowvoltagelamps.
Ashortpresswillswitchtheloadofforrestoreitsoftlytoitsprevious
setting.Aholdingpresswilldimtheloadupanddowninturn.
Theloadcanbeswitchedanddimmedfromseverallocationsbyusing
DANLERSmatchingslaveswitches.Ordercodes:SSGSMK,SSGS
CBandSSGSEU.
DANLERSsoftstartgriddimmerscancontrol40-400Wof:
• Incandescentlamps
• Mainshalogenlamps(mustincludeintegralsafetyfuse)
• MostdirectlydimmablecompactuorescentorLEDlamps
• Dimmableelectronictransformers(max.6transformers).
Theyarealsosuitableforcontrolling40-250Wof:
•Dimmable,wirewound,toroidaltransformers.
Themaximumtotalloadforgridplatesisasfollows:
 Numberofgangs Maximumloadwattage
• 2 630W
• 3or4 1000W
• 6,8,9or12 1000Wperrow
• 8or24 1200Wperrow
If the load is less than 40W resistive e.g. when dimming compact
uorescentthelampmayicker.Theloadcanbeaugmentedusing
aloadresistorconnectedatthemainslampttingoracrosstheinput
tothelowvoltagetransformer.Orderas:RESLOADE.
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Lamp dims up and down constantly:
• Ensureslaveswitchhasbeenused,nottwowayswitch
• Buttonpressedtoohardandjammed.Releasebutton
• Slavewiringmorethan10mlong.Useshieldedortwistedwiring.
Load cannot be controlled by slave switch:
• EnsureonlyDANLERSslaveswitchesareused.
Load can only be switched off or dimmed down by slave switch:
• EnsurethattheslaveswitchisconnectedtoLandnottoV.
Lamp ickers:
• Minimumloadnotreached.FitRESLOADE
• Electronictransformerunstable.Trytting:RESLOADE
• Loadincompatiblewith‘leadingedgedimming’
Please consider using DANLERS Quiet Grid dimmer.
Soft start dimmer fails after some time:
• Halogenlamp,notincorporatinganintegralsafetyfuse,failed.
Soft start dimmer ‘buzzes’:
• Thiscanoccurwith‘leadingedge’dimmers,
Please consider using DANLERS Quiet Grid dimmer.
Soft start dimmer gets warm:
• Thiscanoccurwithdimmers,especiallywhencontrollinglargeloads.
Troubleshooting
Thesoftstartgriddimmersneedthefollowingdepthwallboxes:
• DSSGDMK400W 35mm(minimum)
• DSSGDCB400W 40mm(minimum)
• DSSGDEU400W 35mm(minimum)
Installation procedure
1.Pleasereadthesenotescarefullybeforecommencingwork.
Incaseofdoubtpleaseconsultaqualiedelectrician.
Makesurethepowerisisolatedfromthecircuit.
2.Thesoftstartgriddimmershouldbeconnectedas:
L Live
V Variable (dimmed) output
S Slaveconnection
3.Typicalwiringdiagramsareshownopposite.
4.Existingtwo-waystrapperlinescanusuallybeusedtolinktheLive
andSlavewiresfromthesoftstartdimmertotheslaveswitch(es).
5.ThetwoterminalsonDANLERS Slave Switches are labelled as:
GridSlaveswitches L,S
PlatedSlaveswitches Pushbutton
The terminal connections are interchangeable.
6.Oncethewiringhasbeencompletedandveried,switchonthesupply
and test the operation.
Grid wall box depths Typical wiring diagrams
Example of a typical 2-way circuit
load
LN
230 VAC
Multi-way switching and dimming
(lights can be switched and dimmed from any position)
LN
230 VAC
load
V
LL
S
SS
L
Slave
Switch Slave
Switch
Soft start
dimmer
Unused existing wire
terminate safely
1-way switching and dimming
load
L
N
230 VAC
V
Soft Start
Grid Dimmer
S
Optional RESLOADE,
Augmenting load.
See minimum load.
L
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