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ed · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

I bought a couple of dimmer switches in Canada and they have three wires coming out.

the light switches in my apartment have two thick wires.

I tried all kinds of combinations attaching the three to the two but no joy.

does anyone have electrical knowledge?

StMichael · Joined: 14 Jul 2009 Location: South Korea

Hi Ed,

I believe most switches are rated for voltage and Hz.

Canada uses 120v at 60Hz

South Korea uses 220v at 60Hz

I believe that dimmer switches are rated for a certain voltage. I also know that most dimmer switches are meant for incandescent bulbs. You may have these, but there seems to be a lot of florescent bulbs in Korea. If you're running florescent bulbs on a dimmer, the bulbs have to be rated for dimming.

I hope this helps a little bit.

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nathanrutledge · Joined: 01 May 2008 Location: Marakesh

What colors are the wires?

As far as using them here, read the rated voltages. If they are rated for 220, use them.

The wires you have should be 2 black and 1 green. The black wire are the ones that carry the power and the green would be a neutral. Hook up your black wires to the wires coming out of the wall and you're done. The neutral is important for safety,but if you don't have a neutral to hook to, nothing you can do about it.