not trying to sound Smart arsed but the controls I got are for fans not lights.
Lutron Skylark
Fully Variable Controls:
For use with ceiling paddle fans, ventilation or exhaust fans
SFS-5E- Slide-to-off
single pole fan control
5A fan
The only differance in what you are talking about and these is these are slide control the ones you are looking at are rotary.
Again about 70% full power to get fan moving ( with or without additional light bulb ) After it is spinning I can reduce power to around 50% before fan stops. Without light in line Fan speeds up and runs at almost full speed as soon as you get to the 70% range and does not decrease when lowering setting. Once 50% is reached the fan stops.
With the 3 position slide the $1.25 ones I get a very low ( too low to be of any use speed) a medium that is higher than I would like and a wide open on hi. Of course this is with the light bulb in parralel. With out light buld Hi and medium are the same speed and low is a bit lower but still higher than the medium with the Skylark switch.
The more I test I am leaning towards 12 volt fan set up.
Maybe I am just tired but I am comming up zeros on a way around this problem
Aardil
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