3 Red Wires - Lighting Question

[Eeneymush]

Hi, I decided to cap off an old dimmer switch today and so I went to local DIy store to buy some electrical tape and a blank face box -

However, on opening up the old switch I found 3 red wires... seemilgly, one coming out on it's own from a grey sleeve and the other 2 together....

I removed the wires from the dimmer switch and taped them up but after fixing the face plate back on, the main living room light now doesn't switch on..

now am a little annoyed as can't remember the sequence to replace the old one..

if it helps, on the back of the dimmer is home automation 60-630W (200 -250 v.ac)

on the top left corner is marked 1F fixed, the right corner has 1, L1 bottom right has2, L2 and the bottom left has variable 3...

obviously any help at all is much appreciated..

Eeney

[Mamyalynne]

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[The Builder]

Eeny.... was the dimmer on a 2-way switching circuit with another switch?

If not, then possibly, the two wires that were together should be connected together again using a simple plastic connector.

ps ....... wires can be terminated with a connector block, but it's not good practice to do it with tape only.

You really need a voltage tester to identify each wire.

[BRIGHT SPARK]

...see how it works

[weedwhacker]

I see sparks and that is not a very nice thing to see lol