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Landscape lighting bulbs burn out prematurely
Ike wrote:
We have Malibu landscape lighting and the bulbs burn out after only about two months of service. They are very bright compared to my neighbor's Malibu lights and he only replaces bulbs about once a year. When the landscapers installed our lights they did not use the wiring that came with the set. Instead, they used their own wiring which is a much larger gauge resulting in less voltage drop by the time the current reaches the lights. I am sure they thought they were doing me a favor, but their generosity appears to have worked against the life of the bulbs. Is there a simple solution to drop the voltage enough so these bulbs don't burn so hot? Would a standard light dimmer for 120 VAC work to adjust the 12 VDC voltage? I don't know volts from ohms, but helped a friend shop for those dang Malibus. We had to select the right total watts to fit the transformer, as I recall. If a bulb burned out, it was supposed to be replaced quickly or the remaining bulbs got too much. Is the transformer right size for size/number of bulbs? |
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