Running at half the voltage
On Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:47:53 -0000, "john stone"
wrote:
Have a 10Watt, 12Volt Hologen lamp for a christmas decoration. But the
mains tranformer I have is only 6 Volts.
Apart from being a bit dimmer, would there be any other consequences running
at the lower voltage? Thanks.
At 6V the halogen cycle won't operate so you'll probably get
discoloration of the bulb after some time and perhaps the bulb won't
last as long (to the degree that it's a trade-off of lower power vs.
the elimination of the halogen cycle). Other than that, it'll
probably be a very yellow light at pretty low intensity.
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