Hi, this is not directly an electronics question, but you fellows are probably the best of the best, so I just have to ask you.
I am doing some work at the house of a friend, changing switches, power outlets, painting, and generally fixing stuff...
Couple days ago i checked the halogen bulbs he has in the ceiling in the kitchen because they were all blown, one of them had even crushed the glass covering it!
I checked the connections of the transformers (220V to 12 V) and all and it all looked good. So i just changed the bulbs.
This morning most of them had burned and don't work anymore.
I thougt it was something about power spikes or something (I had problems with my PC at home, i even had to buy a UPS), so i wondered if there is some easy way to prevent power spikes from reaching the bulbs, some kind of surge filter that could be applied to the transformers, maybe.
Thanks a lot for suggestions.
Bye
I am doing some work at the house of a friend, changing switches, power outlets, painting, and generally fixing stuff...
Couple days ago i checked the halogen bulbs he has in the ceiling in the kitchen because they were all blown, one of them had even crushed the glass covering it!
I checked the connections of the transformers (220V to 12 V) and all and it all looked good. So i just changed the bulbs.
This morning most of them had burned and don't work anymore.
I thougt it was something about power spikes or something (I had problems with my PC at home, i even had to buy a UPS), so i wondered if there is some easy way to prevent power spikes from reaching the bulbs, some kind of surge filter that could be applied to the transformers, maybe.
Thanks a lot for suggestions.
Bye