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- From: jeh@cmkrnl.com
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics
- Subject: Re: Why does my halogen lamp dim or strobe? (was: AC-regulator...)
- Message-ID: <1992Jul25.115218.599@cmkrnl.com>
- Date: 25 Jul 92 18:52:17 GMT
- References: <u_banzai.711770434@mcl>
- Organization: Kernel Mode Consulting, San Diego, CA
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- In article <u_banzai.711770434@mcl>, u_banzai@mcl.ucsb.edu (Buckaroo Banzai)
- writes:
- > I have a 12VAC Halogen desk lamp that loves to flicker and dim a lot.
- >
- > I recently opened up the base which had a 110<->12VAC transformer, a three-way
- > rocker switch (it has two brightness levels, and off)
- >
- > The secondary outputs go either center tapped, for dim or full(?) tapped for
- > brighter.
- >
- > I'm wondering if there's a capacitor/choke/coil combination or AC line
- > regulator for the low-voltage AC side.
- >
- > Any info on usage, sources, or helpful hints would be great.
-
- I would look for a much more mundane explanation: Your switch contacts or
- the bulb contacts are probably going bad.
-
- --- Jamie Hanrahan, Kernel Mode Consulting, San Diego CA
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