m Ransley wrote:
Do they have a lens protecting the bulb from airborn grease, are your
sure its a 120v feed. Any oil will shorten life, I use a paper towel to
replace them, and alcohol to clean. Soft start I dought will help. It
could be cheap chinese bulbs, try a name brand like GE. I have seen tube
halogen 150 watt burn out from loose contacts making extreme heat and
cracking the bulb, look at the base connection, is it blackened from a
poor socket not making solid connection. Think about T8 flourescent,
they are really long life and save 75%-80% in electricity, nice for
undercounter with warm white bulbs. Pucks cost alot to run.

thanks for the suggestions. I suspect the cheap (home depot branded -
"hamilton bay?") bulbs. They do have a shield glass, and they are 120v
bulbs (no transformer needed). It's just gonna be hard to replace them
with another type since I have 3cm granite splash boards (same thickness
as the regulation counter top) that won't go quietly into that good
night. Guess I could just cut the zip cord at the light, and then splice
in the T8's... I just really like the bright white halogen lights on
that dark granite. Guess I can't have everything, huh?
Steve