Can anyone help me out I'm building a Light dimmer from this website https://www.aaroncake.net/circuits/dimmer.htm
I have a Potentiometer (R1) with 3 contacts and 2 for the switch and I dont know how to hook it up to my circuit I'm not sure which one of the 3 is which one. Also for (TR1) I'm not sure which one is the gate. Can anyone please let me know or does anyone know of an easyer circuit for a light dimmer for 120V floor lamp.
If you connect a neon bulb to the dimmer circuit it will just blow-up since it doesn't have a current limiting resistor. The normal operating current of a neon bulb is so low with a proper current limiting resistor that there won't be enough current for the Triac to function, then the neon bulb won't light.
That dimmer is designed to dim an incandescent (hot wire) light bulb. It can also control an electric heater and some types of electric motors.