Hi
When I recently replaced one of our 23(!) kitchen halogens the wire to the bulb holder broke. I'm looking at replacements but few actually quote the specified amps and if they do they are invariably too low, for instance the cheap chinese holders on Amazon is all 2Amp max, but with 35W lights they need to be 4A. The original company, Aurora, have now moved on to Smart LED technology so I don't hold out much hope that they will have a replacement.
Ultimately, I feel that the wire failed because I have to replace the halogens so often, they are always going, and due to the cost of running them I have replaced half with LEDs, but worry that replacing them all will fall below the transformer's minimum rating and cause the dreaded flickering. Having now pulled the entire fixture from the ceiling (with the mess that ensued) in order to access the terminals for the lamp holder wires I note that the low voltage transformer is dimmable. Could I get away with replacing all the bulbs with LEDs or should I just bite the bullet and rip them all out and replace with non-low voltage lamps?
Many thanks
Ross
When I recently replaced one of our 23(!) kitchen halogens the wire to the bulb holder broke. I'm looking at replacements but few actually quote the specified amps and if they do they are invariably too low, for instance the cheap chinese holders on Amazon is all 2Amp max, but with 35W lights they need to be 4A. The original company, Aurora, have now moved on to Smart LED technology so I don't hold out much hope that they will have a replacement.
Ultimately, I feel that the wire failed because I have to replace the halogens so often, they are always going, and due to the cost of running them I have replaced half with LEDs, but worry that replacing them all will fall below the transformer's minimum rating and cause the dreaded flickering. Having now pulled the entire fixture from the ceiling (with the mess that ensued) in order to access the terminals for the lamp holder wires I note that the low voltage transformer is dimmable. Could I get away with replacing all the bulbs with LEDs or should I just bite the bullet and rip them all out and replace with non-low voltage lamps?
Many thanks
Ross