120V halogen flood

[D-Nice]

I am only reading 60v coming out of a new halogen flood...is this right? Lights work fine, but shouldnt it be 120v?

 

[Sierrasparky]

I am only reading 60v coming out of a new halogen flood...is this right? Lights work fine, but shouldnt it be 120v?

Hi could you elaborate a bit more.

 

[D-Nice]

When I remove the bulb and put a meter to the contacts it reads roughly 60 volts on each flood. I thought I should read 120 volts.

 

[Sierrasparky]

Is there a dimmer ?

 

[D-Nice]

no there is not a dimmer

 

[Sierrasparky]

Pardon me if I don't see the obvious. What does the voltage read at the outlet? If it's the same you have a missing nuetral.

 

[masterinbama]

Is this a quartz Halogen fixture, and are you using a digital meter. Some of the quartz floods have lamp contacts that disconnect from the source when you take the lamp out. You might be getting phantom voltage.

 

[LarryFine]

Can you read the voltage with the lamp in place?

 

[hurk27]

Can you read the voltage with the lamp in place?

Better have some long probes.

then there things get hot and I mean HOT!

 

[broadgage]

Or the light might be turned off, leakage accross switch contacts or accross a photocell or a presence sensor could give 60 volts on open circuit.