Photon 180 bypassing a dimmer switch

1212ham said:

Step one, clean that dust out.

Connecting the two bundles together should give full power. If it gives minimum, just leave the bundles disconnected.

The resistance in ohms should be stamped on the back or side of the potentiometer (pot). You could buy a new one off ebay/amazon for a couple dollars if you'd like dimming to work.

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jacrispy said:

dimmer switch quit working on my old photon.View attachment 4392821View attachment 4392822 the light still works but the dimmer doesn’t,
It’s stuck at this light level.View attachment 4392823View attachment 4392824 i opened the light & want to just bypass the dimmer so it runs full all the timeView attachment 4392825which wires should I splice to do that?
i think i Should splice them just like they are bundled.
Red,red,white together &
black, black, white together?

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Airwalker16 said:

That a meanwell LRS Model driver??

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jacrispy said:

not really sure but it's a few years old,
I'd look but i already bypassed that switch & put it back up.
a few years ago i bought 3 leds
timber 200
plc420
photon 180
they've all been in constant use & this is the first part to fail.

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ANC said:

shitty trimpot probably took a shit. get an Alps or Vishay or Bournes or something decent to replace it, should be easy to confirm with ohm meter

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jacrispy said:

i did clean the light , first time it's ever been opened.
the lights been running a couple years straight.
I'm not interested in a new dimmer just running full power.

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