Installing dimmer switch 6683 leviton - Leviton Trimatron Rotary Dimmer 6602-i Lot Of 50

SOURCE: I have a leviton 057 with 2 black wires and 1

house has a black and a white line and a ground commper, dimmer has two black and a green
How do I know which blck lead goes to white and which goes to black? One lead is shorter than the other.

SOURCE: I have a leviton trimatron 6683 3-way switch with

There are a possible two problems you might have. First a quick explanation of 3-way systems. If you have a common 3-way system, one switch box will have the "Power End" and the other switch box will have a "Switch Leg" end (the wire that goes to the actual light fixture. Then inbetween the two boxes there will be two (usually red / black ) "travelers" that connect to the switch. http://www.electrical-res.com/EX/10-19-02/3-way-switch-wiring-diagram.jpg Here is a link to a standard 3-way system. In the picture, the switch on the left is the "power end" and the switch on the right is the "switch leg" end. the first thing to do is establish whether you are in the "power" or "switchleg" box. You can do this by completely disconnecting the dimmer, then test which wire has power using a voltage meter. (do not use a "hot stick"! the tester that beeps or lights up when it senses voltage. These can give you a false reading) Once you know which wire has power, go to the other switch and flip it. If the same wire still has power, then you are in the "Power" side of the 3-way, IF A DIFFERENT WIRE HAS POWER NOW, YOU ARE AT THE "SWITCH LEG" side of the 3-way. The most frequent mistake made while installing a 3-way switch is getting the common and travelers mixed up. If you are in the "Power end", the "common" (or connection to your dimmers black wire) should be the wire that had power no matter which position the other switch is in. If you are in the "switchleg" box, the "common" or black wire from the dimmer should connect to the third wire that DID NOT HAVE POWER no matter which position the other switch was in.
The second (and less common) mistake with 3-way systems and dimmers is that certain dimmers are REQUIRED to be on either the power or switchleg side to work properly. If this is required it should be stated in the instructions!. Good luck and feel free to reply if you're still having trouble getting it going.

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If each pendant has an individual transformer that is about the size of a hotwheel then you need a dimmer specifically for ELECTRONIC LOW VOLTAGE. A lot of electricians don't know that the different types of lights require different dimmers. Most store bought dimmers are for incandescent lights only, and some nicer dimmers like the Lutron Maestro's are rated for incandescent or MAGNETIC Low Voltage which require a different Sin wave interuption. I don't know that leviton makes a dimmer in that style for Electronic Low Voltage. You could install a Lutron DVELV300P-Wh, but that is a Decora opening. http://www.lutron.com/CMS400/WorkArea/downloadasset.aspx?id=25437
Here is a link to explain the difference in how the dimmer needs to work. Good luck!

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i want two dimmer switch parrel they both fhave two black and one green how fo you wire it up

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I'm assuming you've connected the line (hot) on the black and the load (out to fixture) to the red? So does the light stay on or your tester is measuring voltage. Some electronic controls will test voltage on a tester. if there is no load connected