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Questions tagged [halogen]

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Why was this lighting fixture smoking? What do I do about it?

When we moved in 3 years ago, we replaced the 12V MR-16 halogen lamps in two recessed fixtures in our ceiling with matching LED lamps. This evening I smelled electrical burning and wisps of smoke around one of them. Some investigation turned up…
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What outdoor lightbulb is this?

The light bulb died. I haven’t come across this type before and honestly I am also unsure how to take it out. It seems like I might need to take out the plate.
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Why are my downlights constantly blowing?

I have a strip of 3 downlights in my living room, and I am constantly changing globes. Usually two of the globes blow in the first day or two of use, but the third globe will last much longer (at least a month, or until we replace the blown…
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Is it generally safe to use a lower wattage bulb in a light fixture? (Specifically Halogen bulbs)

I just bought a light fixture that uses GU10 base Halogen bulbs and came with 50 watt bulbs that are way too bright for my purposes. The documentation lists the maximum wattage bulbs that can be used for the fixture, but makes no mention of the…
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Halogen light stops working when cover is installed

I have an under-counter halogen light (jc / g4, 12 watts) that doesn't work. If I remove the glass safety cover (might be called the lens) from the light socket then the light works fine, and will illuminate when I flip the switch. As soon as I…
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Molten wire nuts on recessed MR16 halogen lights

In one room of the apartment we rent, there's recessed 12v MR16 halogen lighting. There are 3 different circuits with dimmers. I noticed that two of the bulbs were humming loudly even when dimmed all the way up. One light was constantly going off…
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How do I change the bulbs in this light fixture?

This light fixture came with my new house. Cannot find the manual anywhere for it. 5 of the 6 bulbs went out within a few days of each other - likely reached end of life together. But one lives on. These look like MR16s but I’m not sure. The bulb…
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Why does my halogen T-4 desk lamp not light up the bulb completely?

I know I could just drop 100 bucks or less if I went LED for a new desk lamp but if anyone can help me figure out what's wrong I'd appreciate it. It was also my dad's lamp and he has since passed so it sort of feels like a piece of him in my office,…
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Can I use a 175 Watt rated dimmer switch with 4 50 Watt low-voltage light bulbs?

In my bathroom I have 4 x 50W 12V halogen lights, each one connected to its own dimmable capable transformer. I've purchased a ceiling-mounted dimmer switch from Amazon, to replace the current on/off switch: However now I've received the dimmer…
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Replacing Halogen with LED bulbs

I've just purchased some 12V LED MR-16 bulbs, intending to use them to replace the existing 12V Halogen MR-16 bulbs in my bathroom. I have found, much to my chagrin, that the LED bulbs seem to have different supply requirements. What do I need to do…
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Replacing G4 halogen bulbs with LEDs

We've got 12V halogen G4 fixtures mounted under our kitchen cabinets and would like to use LED's instead. I found some G4 LED bulbs on Amazon, and they fit in the fixtures just fine, but if I try to replace more than one of the halogens with the…
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Can I replace tungsten-halogen lamps with an LED version?

I've a lamp which uses 12 bulbs of this kind, and I've very little knowledge about this kind of thing, so despite it seems feasible, I don't know what information I should look for, and what kind of LEDs (+adapter?) I should buy to replace the…
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Two-way or two-strength LED bulbs

We have a Vent-a-hood over our stove with halogen lights. There's a switch for low level and high level lighting using the same two light bulbs. Would like to replace with LED GU10. Our first attempt to use a 'dimmable' bulb resulted in great light…
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Can I replace halogen bulb with LED?

I have a light fixture that has a sticker that says: 3xMAX 35W GU10 halogen bulb. If I go to buy a light bulb can I buy an LED one? Is there something I need to pay attention?
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Another request for help in removing a glass cover over a halogen bulb that needs replacing

I have moved into a new apartment with Italian wall halogen lights, once of which now needs replacing. The halogen bulb is protected by a glass cover which has no obvious method of removal. I have provided links to photos below. I have tried pulling…
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