I have a low voltage ceiling pendant light on a dimmer switch that started dimming and stopped working. I checked the bulb and power to the switch and both were OK. When I connected the switch wires the light worked fine at full power. So I figured the switch was bad and bought a new, identical dimmer switch. But it didn't work either. So I hooked the light up to a regular switch and it works fine, albeit at full power. Hard to believe both dimmer switches could be bad?

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I have a low voltage ceiling pendant light on a dimmer switch that started dimming and stopped working

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Want to elaborate on the part?
Exactly what kind of dimmer switch is it?
You said that the light was low voltage. Is the dimmer a low voltage dimmer switch?

If you are trying to dim a low voltage light by putting a dimmer on the 120VAC line, it probably won't work because the transformer is wired for a particular voltage. Have you tried a touch type dimmer? They work on the low voltage side.

Sorry for omitting information. The dimmer switch is a standard 120 volt switch. The light must have a transformer in it to change it to 12 volts. It has been working fine for several years. I guess I need to test the new switch somehow on a different circuit . It's just hard to believe two switches (one new) should be defective.