Switch for 9 bulbs?

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Just one point of clarification, removing the tabs is more important on dimmers than switches. If you plan to install an in/off switch it shouldn’t matter. But I have dimmers on all my chandeliers.

Here is an explanation by Inovelli for their switches:

Can I break off the blue tabs on inovelli switches?

Good evening @tons_of_guns, Great question! Yes, you can break off the sides of the switch, no problem at all. I usually use needle-nose pliers to wiggle the tabs back and forth until they break off. For On/Off’s, there is no side-effects at all to do this, however for dimmers, breaking off the tabs will decrease the max wattage. The normal max wattage is: 500W If one side is broken off, the max wattage goes down to 400W and if both sides are broken off, the max wattage goes down to 300W. Hope that helps! Eric Founder | Inovelli