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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski
Most dimmer switches use a rheostat. As they lower the voltage to dim the light, the excess energy is converted to heat. This occurs in a box behind the switch plate.
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Yep. That particular location I probably need to pull the 600W dimmer and put in a 1000W. It's connected to a bunch of cans so may be pushing the envelope. The 1000W ones just have a bigger heat sink / box for disspating the heat.