tom, This may be late, but my guess is that ther is a near short in wiring to the fixture and the bump caused a temporary short. which blew the electronics in the dimmer but not the switch.
I'd turn off the power and have a close look at the wiring to the fixture for worn insulation etc. Tom Fowle On Fri, May 08, 2009 at 11:44:08AM -0400, Tom Hodges wrote: > Okay Everyone, . Is there anyone out there who can help me with a weird > Dimmer switch problem? I have a light fixture hanging from the ceiling, on > a chain, about one foot long. The Fixture has a glass Globe about one foot > in diameter,. Yesterday I bumped the glass globe with a piece of plywood,. > It Didn't bump it very hard and it did not break the glass,. The light went > out and it wasn't the bulb, it was the breaker,. That is the first thing I > don't understand,. Why did the breaker pop? I would thihnk the bulb would > go bad if anything,. I reset the breaker and the light came on, but now the > dimmer switch won't work anymore,. I can push the round knob to turn the > light on and off, but when I turn the knob it just stays on bright., > Anyone know what is going on here? I can't figure out why the breaker > kicked out, and I can't figure out why the Dimmer switch broke. > > > > Anyone have any ideas? > > > > Thanks, Tom Hodges > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
