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  1. timhoward

    Halogen Lamp heating system, diversity?

    I'm in the middle of preparing a quote for installing 12 x 3Kw and 4 x 2Kw halogen heaters in a church. The system design was provided by a specialist company. This sort of thing: The system is specified to be split into five zones to be turned on depending on occupancy. Unless the church...
  2. L

    Removing Transformer From Halogen Light Fitting For LEDS?

    Hi all, Great forum with lots of advice read and greatly received over the years! I have a question here that I am hopeful somebody here can assist. We have 6 x decorative light fittings that all currently take 5 x G9 Halogen bulbs per fitting. And we also have another 5 decorative light...
  3. I

    Will LED Bulbs have a shorter Lifespan in a Light fitting designed for Halogen

    Hi we are replacing light fittings in our home. Im confident with the fitting aspect, but have run into doubt in making the right choice of fitting.The one we like says it recommends G9 Halogen bulbs Buy Clear Drizzle 3 Light Flush Ceiling Light from the Next UK online shop -...
  4. S

    Halogen to LED (dimmable)

    Hi all I've been changing the halogen downlighters in my house to LED's. I have three rooms that use dimmers, two of them have two switches each to control the lights, all rocker type dimmer switches. I've had no issue replacing the dimmer modules in the rooms with multiple switches as they are...
  5. L

    Halogen light transformer

    I have halogen lights in my kitchen under the wall units, there are ten lights altogether bulbs are either 10 watt or 20 watt G4 bulbs ( not sure which ) All lights went off last week, checked the wiring and bulbs with a 12 laptop power supply and they worked OK, so all bulbs and wiring are...
  6. Shoes70

    Issue with 12v wire LED conversion from halogen

    I purchased a house that has a really cool 12v halogen setup where two wires are suspended across the ceiling in two different locations, and each of which carries four 50W halogen bulbs. Each has a separate driver and dimmer. I first replaced the halogen bulbs with 8w LEDs, and they worked...
  7. L

    UK - Changing G9 Halogen Bulbs to G9 LED

    Good Morning, I've used this forum for advice many times but this is my first time posting so I hope that this community can help! We're renovating a house and we are looking at replacing all of our existing G9 halogen bulbs in various light fittings with G9 LED's for the obvious reasons...
  8. J

    R7S LED retrofit not working

    Hi all, I am trying to replace my halogen wall uplights (230W, 240V, R7S, 114mm) with LED but so far no luck. I've tried both of the below LEDs but they do not illuminate when the switch is turned on. The halogen bulbs work just fine. Am I missing something? Philips CorePro 17.5W 118mm Dimmable...
  9. msibart

    replacement for MR8 halogen fitting

    Hi all, I bought a house and went around replacing the mr16 halogen downlighters with LED lights. The lights are controlled by a Quinetic smart controller. Except in one room where there used to be 12 mr8 halogen downlighters. Now we did not replace those as the elctrician said the ceiling space...
  10. A

    Changing 50w 12v Halogen downlighter with led type with thin pins.

    As above. Does the electricianI have to remove all the transformers. Are therr not led downlighter led bulbs with thin pins? Thanks.
  11. G

    Fixing Floor Lamp Halogen Light Dimmable

    Hey folks Apologies if my question is too basic. I am an Electrical Engineer but do not work in the field. I am looking for feedback to ensure safety. I have a dimmable floor lamp that uses Halogen lights. It takes 300 Watts or 500 Watts Halogen lights that run on 110Volts The dimmer stopped...
  12. R

    Cheapest/easiest way to replace these spot lights

    Hi I've just moved into a flat and it has old brass downlights in every room, I also think a lot of them are halogen and not led so keen to replace them all. Sorry if the pics aren't enough but based on the wiring I have, could I just buy new white led spring holders (not sure name!) and...
  13. milan5baros

    Replacing transformer for halogen spotlights

    Hi, I currently have halogen downlighting in bathroom each light with an individual transformer. One of the transformers has gone now and I have tried replacing with a new one which I believe to be like for like however it seems to make the odd crackling noise. Could this be due to being...
  14. J

    What is the expected rate to replace 25 halogen downlights with LED ones?

    I'm homeowner and moved into a property which has 25 halogen downlights, I'm hoping to get an electrician to replace these with LED ones, what sort of cost am I looking at excluding the materials? Without needing to enlarge cutouts, I should be able to find something which fits in the existing...
  15. Carolina

    Horizontal tilt angle of R7s halogen

    Cheers everyone. I'm here trying to install a pair of outdoor R7s floodlights and reading the manual (who does that? I do.) it mentions multiple times the horizontal tilt of the fixture should be "Ideally 0º or <5º" because otherwise the lamp will "burn too fast" with no more clarifications...
  16. H

    Replacing halogen transformers to led

    Hi I trying to replace my halogen transformers with LED equivalent. I have 4 spotlights and they have there own transformer. 3 of the transformers I can get to but I can’t get to the last transformer because it’s in an impossible area to get to I think the previous owner has placed the...
  17. A

    Halogen potlights no longer working

    Hi everyone, I have 4 x MR16 (halogen) potlights running off of a switch. Model: IT2000M from Contract Lighting Contraste - IT2000M - Remodel - https://www.contrastlighting.com/Housing/IT2000M?lang=en The other day, there was a humming which I believe was coming from the electrical panel and...
  18. A

    Overheating halogen lamp

    I have a lamp that takes a halogen bulb and it gets so hot that it starts melting the plastic wiring harness near the bulb. I've tried lower watts and it still does it. What can I do to fix this? Also does anyone know what this extra little piece is with the two white wires going into it? Got a...
  19. U

    Replace Oven Halogen bulb.

    Current Oven bulb is Halogen G9 base 12.0V 2.5W, 5W Max per manual; Exact replacement not available. Best match is 120V 25W bulbs. Is it advisable to use these? in general why are oven bulbs low voltage? Thank you
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  20. J

    How to wire an LED dimmer switch from old halogen dimmer

    Hello, I’m trying to wire an LED dimmer to replace the older dimmer which is running halogen bulbs. All the wires are the same colour, brown. Two wires go into the COM terminal, and one goes into L2. My new switch has COM, L1 and L2 along with a screw on the metal plate for an earth. I presume...

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