Tetra
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- Location
- Greensboro, North Carolina
I'm helping a friend out with some low voltage lights he has, they are 120 to 12 v transformers operating MR16 bulbs on an electronic dimmer, each circuit has 6 lights on it and he has 6 circuits, all in the same configuration.
The problem is he had a couple lights go bad after only being there a couple of years. When I checked it out I wasn't getting any voltage from the transformer, tested line side and was getting about 120v. I ordered him 2 new transformers, the same exact ones actually (all the reviews i read on them were good so i decided to stick with em).
I put them in and tested them, worked fine... A couple weeks later he had a couple more PLUS one I had just replaced go out.
I can't figure out what's making the transformers go out so quickly, line voltage is fine. I have a feeling it may be because they are installed on a dimmer but the transformers claim to be dimmable... I'm not very familiar with low voltage stuff though which is why I came here, if anyone can help me out it would be greatly appreciated!
The transformers are WAC HR801's btw and the dimmers are Lutron electronic dimmers with MR16 50w bulbs and the transformers are rated for 60w.
Thanks!
The problem is he had a couple lights go bad after only being there a couple of years. When I checked it out I wasn't getting any voltage from the transformer, tested line side and was getting about 120v. I ordered him 2 new transformers, the same exact ones actually (all the reviews i read on them were good so i decided to stick with em).
I put them in and tested them, worked fine... A couple weeks later he had a couple more PLUS one I had just replaced go out.
I can't figure out what's making the transformers go out so quickly, line voltage is fine. I have a feeling it may be because they are installed on a dimmer but the transformers claim to be dimmable... I'm not very familiar with low voltage stuff though which is why I came here, if anyone can help me out it would be greatly appreciated!
The transformers are WAC HR801's btw and the dimmers are Lutron electronic dimmers with MR16 50w bulbs and the transformers are rated for 60w.
Thanks!