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Help with light bulbs

SJE · 2014-02-04 13:41:36

Hi guys I have spotlights in the kitchen in which the bulbs recently blew out on (when i say recently I mean over the last year but I'm been too lazy to replace them). I sourced 12v 50w halogen phillips bulbs but the light says max is 12v 20w. Should the 50w bulbs work in the light? I put them in last night to avail.

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04-02-2014 2:41pm

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SJE

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Hi guys I have spotlights in the kitchen in which the bulbs recently blew out on (when i say recently I mean over the last year but I'm been too lazy to replace them).

I sourced 12v 50w halogen phillips bulbs but the light says max is 12v 20w. Should the 50w bulbs work in the light? I put them in last night to avail.

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#2 04-02-2014 3:30pm
brightspark

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:eek:

If you are lucky you might just blow a fuse or transformer, if you are unlucky expect to see lots of smoke!

NEVER put in a higher wattage lamp than the fitting is designed for.

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#3 04-02-2014 3:51pm
SJE

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Ok cheers! Suspect I've blown the transformer then!

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#4 05-02-2014 6:17pm
adrian92

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Possibly try LED equivalents for your 50 W lamps. Expensive but long life and very low power requirement

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