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Can I plug a 240v halogen light bulb into a 120v lamp?

I’m trying to buy replacement bulbs for my halogen lamps. The lamps say “Maximum Wattage 100W”, but they say nothing of voltage. The bulbs that came with my lamps say “120V 100W”. I’m in the United ...
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Only 4 out of 12 halogen lights work after replacing a switch

I tried to replace a Lutron Maestro dimmer with Legrand universal dimmer (for cosmetic purposes only - Lutron dimmer worked without any issues ). Once installed, the new Legrand dimmer only worked as ...
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What are the best non-flickering (zero-flicker), dimmable bulbs for an enclosed glass fixture? [closed]

I have a glass-enclosed bathroom wall fixture wired to a separate wall dimmer (on the opposite wall). I need to replace the bulb, but the old incandescent bulbs no longer exist. I could easily ...
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Do I need specific glass for a halogen lens

Do halogen cover lenses need to be a specific type of glass? Here is the fixture. I won’t be using more than a 20 watt bulb. Motivation: I found an old lamp that takes JC type bi-pin bulbs. I can’t ...
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Changing under cabinet spotlight bulbs

I have pyramid spotlights under my cabinets. Three bulbs have gone and I’m not sure how/if they can be replaced. The bulb housing rotates to change the angle of light, so not a simple turn and pop. ...
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how to replace the MR-16 bulb from this lamp fixture?

I am wondering how to open this lighting fixture to be able to replace the MR-16 bulb. The fixture seems smooth with no openings or bolts. It is a bi-pin halogen MR16 bulb. The is a indented ring in ...
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Using LED lamp in kitchen range hood

I have a Whirlpool UXT5536AAS household range hood. The owner's manual states it uses 120V, 40W maximum halogen lamps made for a G9 base. The hood does not have any controls for dimming the lamps and ...
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Wiring Halogen Lights (MR16)

I am designing a set for Vacation Bible School at my church this year. I'm looking to wire up 2-3 halogen bulbs (mr16) to help create a realistic looking fire pit on stage. Is there a way to wire 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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Connecting 2x halogen lights to a ECT T90 230/12V 50VA transformer which is operated by a step switch

I got this wall unit which has two halogen lights. The transformer is mounted on top of the wall unit and all the wires are there but no connections are made. The 2 lights are controlled by one step ...
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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. ...
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Remove Halogen Cover (glass cover)

I just moved to this new place and saw that there is a halogen light that is dead. I’ve read a bunch about how to change the bulb whether this is a spring or a small gap. The question here is: how to ...
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Chandelier with 6 bulbs does not work on dimmer switch after bulb has been replaced

A halogen bulb blew and I replaced it with the dimmer switch on and all 6 bulbs work and can be dimmed.When I switch it off and then back on none of the bulbs light.If I take out the bulb I replaced ...
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How to remove halogen bulb from protective glass?

I have two of these sidelights with RS7 Linear Halogen Bulbs. They are encased in protective glass. Does anyone know how to get the bulb so I can replace please. Thank you. This website won't let me ...
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Why does my halogen T-4 desk lamp not light up the bulb completely? [closed]

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 ...
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Replace Halogen spot light

I have been trying to replace this spotlight without success. I could not figure out a way to remove it . Any ideas?
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How can I convert my halogen under cabinets dimmable lights to led if I do not know where the transformer is?

we can not find the transformer, I read that i can also replace the G4 lights directly?. I would really love some help
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Swapped Halogen bulbs to LED without bypassing the ballast

I Swapped Halogen bulbs to LED without bypassing the ballast, which I later found out i was supposed to do. The LED's did not work and when I placed the halogen bulbs back into the sockets, only one ...
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Sparks from desk lamp?

I have a UL-approved lamp that I've had on my desk since about 2004; it's the kind with two metal arms rising from a heavy base that connect to a halogen bulb fixture. The other day I was working at ...
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Halogen Light Fixture with Broken prong

Halogen light bulb prong broke off in fixture and can not be removed. I inserted another bulb with prong in the socket and left other prong out. The light is now working; however, I need to know if ...
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Is it possible to drive led strips using a halogen driver?

I have a 12v halogen setup in my kitchen which I'm looking to replace with 12v led strips. I have everything working and the light strips work, until I unplug the halogen lamps at which point the leds ...
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Can I replace a Maximum Bulb Wattage (Watts) 25 halogen light bulb with 5w LED light bulb? Is it safe?

I purchased 2 of these for 185sf walk in closet. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kichler-Krystal-Ice-11-75-in-W-Chrome-Flush-Mount-Light/50355990 specs say that Max bulb wattage is 25 and come with halogen ...
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Replacing 12V halogen spotlights with MR16 dimmable LEDs in my lounge

I am trying to replace 12V MR16 halogen spotlights in the ceiling with dimmable MR16 LEDs. The existing halogens do not have a dimmer driver, and each has its own transformer (I'm 90% sure of this). I ...
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What does it mean for a halogen globe to strobe and then blow?

A halogen light globe (bayonet fitting, note this is not a downlight but a traditional globe) in my home started strobing for a while, then it blew. I'm used to incandescent and halogen globes dying ...
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MR16 LED turns off after 10 minutes - regular halogen works fine

UPDATE: I checked reviews on the LOWES website - the Utilitech bulbs do this for everyone - they are just a crappy product. *** I have replaced several MR16 halogen bulbs in my kitchen with Utilitech ...
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Switching bulbs? PAR20 halogen to PAR20 LED, is this a problem?

I have recessed lights that were sold as 'PAR20 halogen' use. I see that there are PAR20 LED lights around, which would save some energy and last much longer than a halogen, and I was wondering if ...
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Any trick to removing GU10 lightbulbs?

I'm trying to remove some halogen GU10 lightbulbs. They are in a space where simply gripping them around the edges is nearly impossible. Is there any trick to removing these bulbs?
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Can you use an LED Bayonet bulb in standard 40 or 60W bayonet fitting?

First time poster. In short have flipped all my halogen GU10 bulbs over to LED. Only non spotlight is a Bayonet fitting in my bedroom. The halogen (45W candle) in that went this week & I am having ...
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recessed light only works with halogen bulb?

My husband and I just moved into a new home and have found that we have two different types of recessed light fixtures. One of types only works with a specific type of halogen flood light bulbs and ...
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Dimmer capacity for halogen bulb

I bought a dimmer leviton decora 6672 sureslide. On the box I see next capacity 150W LED/CFL 600W Incandescent. Also on on the box I see that it can be used with halogen bulbs. What is the capacity ...
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Viber bathroom mirror light replacement

I own a Viber bathroom mirror that houses some halogen lights at the top. Does anyone know how I might replace the bulbs on such a unit? They don't appear to twist, push or pull, and I can't see any ...
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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 ...
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Halogen bulb goes on and off when a dimmer switch is activated

I have just fitted a halogen wall lamp in a hallway running from 2 switch points, one by the front door and one in the kitchen. Both switches are dimmers, the type that you depress and hold down to ...
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Help me identify my halogen recessed lighting

I just moved into an apartment with recessed halogen lighting. I was considering replacing them with LEDs (both for energy and color reasons). I know this may not be as easy as swapping a bulb, but to ...
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How to fix a halogen light with missing transformer plug

I have a halogen light [ikea brasa 360] where the plug/transformer is missing. Image here https://i.stack.imgur.com/GMoWa.jpg I did a bit of research and figured I could cut the cable and solder the ...
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How to wire a 220V to 12V transformer

I hope here I'll find an answer I'm looking for. Today I bought transformer from 220V to 12V, but the problem is that I have no Idea how to attached wires. Can somebody help me? here's the picture of ...
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replacing with A-19 Halogen bulbs

I am thinking to replace the regular CFL bulb on a light fixture to a 'Smart Guardian 42-Watt Halogen A-19 Clear 6-Hour Cycle Timer Light Bulb', but because its called 'Halogen', I am little concerned ...
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Replacing Dimmable Halogen Spot light with LED dimmable or non Dimmable LED spotlights

I have old fashion dimmable halogen spotlight mounted on my ceiling, and I would like to replace them with LED spot lights. My questions are: Would I have to replace the existing transformers to ...
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Remote Halogen Light Dimmer switch

A 2-in-1 ceiling fan and halogen bulb remote switch has stopped operating the light bulb (either on/off or dimmer) but still operates the fan properly. Any ideas?
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Halogen transformer replacement: safe to use 60w max to replace a 75w max?

I have a 120V to 12V 75W max transformer powering an Ikea Halogen light fixture. It seems to have burnt out. All I can find in stores are 120V to 12V 60W max halogen transformers. The 75W max model I ...
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is there such a thing as a 120V XENON G6.35 bulb

We have a light fixture in the bathroom which takes 120V G6.35 halogen pin-style bulbs. Is there a XENON bulb in 120V in this size, and would it be compatible?
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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 ...
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Why do my halogen lamps keep burning out?

In my kitchen, there are 5 halogen lamps, connected in parallel to a 12VAC transformer. The bulbs have rated life of 2000h, but I seem to be getting only about 60 hours out of them. I measured 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 ...
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Can I put 42W CFL bulbs into a fixture marked as "R20 Halogen bulbs up to 50W max"?

Both the fixture and the bulbs are E26 standard medium socket; so they definitely fit. And I'm pretty sure the wattage is fine (42w < 50w). I'm just worried about causing a safety hazard... Would ...
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LED light bulbs turn off immediately after being switched on

I have 11 spotlights in my kitchen which are 12V MR16 fittings. Recently they've started giving me trouble. Only 5 out of the 11 still work correctly, the rest have gone I decided it must be a heat ...
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Using LED light bulbs in a dimmer

I have this light fixture: that used halogen light bulbs (philips ecovantage, 500 lumens, 120v, PAR FLOOD25) - ll failed during the same week but one: I wanted to replace them with those LED ...
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Splicing or not on the 12v side of a halogen lighting system

I've concluded that the WH1601-E6A transformer in a light fixture has expired, and ordered a replacement. The 12v wires coming out of the transformer are wired as follows: there a crimp-ons on the ...
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What is causing my halogen lights to not stay on immediately?

I have 2 x 35w halogen bulbs running from a 12v 105w transformer. When I switch them on (standard on/off switch not dimmer switch), they blink on, go off then come back on and stay on. If I switch ...
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What bulb should I use in 4" recessed lights?

I have Halo H99ICAT housings with a variety of trims and am confused on what bulbs I can use. The label inside the can states that I can use specified bulbs with the following trims- 953P Black ...
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