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High pitched noise when light turned on

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  • 27-03-2013 9:46pm
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    james142
    Registered Users Posts: 331 ✭✭


    Whenever I turn the lights on in a room, a loud pitched noise starts to sound in the room. It disappears when the light is turned off.

    Any idea what could be causing this?

    Cheers :)


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    meercat
    Registered Users Posts: 4,745 ✭✭✭meercat


    what type of lights are they
    is there a dimmer switch


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    james142
    Registered Users Posts: 331 ✭✭james142


    meercat wrote: »
    what type of lights are they
    is there a dimmer switch

    It uses this lightbulb (6 in the room)

    halogen-lamp-1.jpg

    There is no dimmer switch, just a normal light switch.


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    meercat
    Registered Users Posts: 4,745 ✭✭✭meercat


    how many bulbs and can you get up and identify the problem one

    the pic you shown is a gu10 bulb
    you may have low voltage ones

    possibly a faulty transformer in the ceiling


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    james142
    Registered Users Posts: 331 ✭✭james142


    meercat wrote: »
    how many bulbs and can you get up and identify the problem one

    the pic you shown is a gu10 bulb
    you may have low voltage ones

    possibly a faulty transformer in the ceiling

    There is 6 bulbs, I have taken one out at a time and turned on the switch but the high pitched noise till occurs. None of the bulbs in the room are low voltage bulbs, all of them are the same make (came in the same box) and look the same as the one in the pic.


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    meercat
    Registered Users Posts: 4,745 ✭✭✭meercat


    james142 wrote: »
    There is 6 bulbs, I have taken one out at a time and turned on the switch but the high pitched noise till occurs. None of the bulbs in the room are low voltage bulbs, all of them are the same make (came in the same box) and look the same as the one in the pic.

    ok

    take them all out

    turn switch on (listen)

    then put them back in one at a time and listen out


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    james142
    Registered Users Posts: 331 ✭✭james142


    meercat wrote: »
    ok

    take them all out

    turn switch on (listen)

    then put them back in one at a time and listen out

    Those thing are a right pain to take out/ put in. Broke one when taking it out :o

    But thankfully found one which must have being causing the noise. I will replace it when I get another bulb.

    Cheers meercat :D


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    meercat
    Registered Users Posts: 4,745 ✭✭✭meercat


    james142 wrote: »
    Those thing are a right pain to take out/ put in.

    yeah
    some people say marigold rubber gloves help


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    james142
    Registered Users Posts: 331 ✭✭james142


    meercat wrote: »
    yeah
    some people say marigold rubber gloves help

    I should try them next time haha :D


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    ted1
    Registered Users Posts: 23,543 ✭✭✭✭ted1


    Never mind saw you say there not lv


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