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  2. From: jim@heart.seas.upenn.edu (Jim Streicher)
  3. Newsgroups: sci.electronics
  4. Subject: halogen lamp died, what is wrong?
  5. Summary: How do I fix a broken halogen lamp?
  6. Message-ID: <88064@netnews.upenn.edu>
  7. Date: 6 Sep 92 15:19:50 GMT
  8. Sender: news@netnews.upenn.edu
  9. Followup-To: sci.electronics
  10. Organization: Department of Bioengineering
  11. Lines: 34
  12. Nntp-Posting-Host: heart.seas.upenn.edu
  13. Originator: jim@heart.seas.upenn.edu
  14.  
  15.  
  16.  
  17. My halogen light recently died.
  18.  
  19. It is rated at 500 watts and requires a "Type J" bulb.
  20. I replaced the bulb with a 300 watt one but nothing on the
  21. package indicated a "type J". Nevertheless, it fit nicely
  22. into the socket.
  23.  
  24. The lamp still doesn't work.
  25.  
  26. I opened the switch and found a 250 volts, 6 amp line fuse
  27. that appeared to be intact.
  28.  
  29. Does anyone know what might be wrong? Do I need to
  30. find a bulb that specifically says 500 watts type J?
  31.  
  32. Should I try replacing the fuse?
  33.  
  34.  
  35. I know I am not supposed to touch the bulb with my
  36. hands but other that that, I don't know anything about
  37. these lamps. Are they unreliable? Is there something else
  38. I could check?
  39.  
  40. Any help would be much appreciated.
  41.  
  42. Jim
  43.  
  44. ---
  45. Jim Streicher                                         (215) 898-8099
  46. jim@heart.seas.upenn.edu (best)                       Dept. of Bioengineering
  47. jim@thrombus.seas.upenn.edu (forwarded to heart)      U. of Penn.
  48. streiche@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (forwarded to heart)    Philadelphia, PA. 19104
  49.