GU10 - 4 lamp spot light - Something odd...

[flyingsausage]

...was... Mr Sausage ...was.. have a think why i've not asked him matey

I have no idea,you may have fell out with him
Another thing to look out for is one of the cables may have popped out of it's connection and broke the circuit,this is very common

 

[DurhamSparky]

I have no idea,you may have fell out with him

he gave you the most obvious hint mate!

His Dad WAS a sparky... you only become WAS for one reason....!!

 

[flyingsausage]

Looks like I put my doot in it

 

[Dzzi]

thanks for the other suggestion, will let you know how it goes

 

[oldtimer]

GU10 as said above are prone to blow the circuit breaker when they expire and the 4 light track jobbies like yours can cause a lot of hassle because these lamps can have 1000,2000 or 5000 lifespan hours no big deal you say but the ammount of times I have been called out with the "On Monday one of the lamps popped the CB then Wednesday another lamp went out and on thursday the same whats wrong with my electrics" Nothing is the reply as these lamps are manufactured to tight tolernces the will go around the same time as each other.

 

[Dzzi]

now that is interesting i have noticed and moaned about a run of bulb failures in the kitchen etc, but hadn't considered that the tolerances would be that tight they would go within days of each other...
So in my case maybe 2 gu10's failed at the same time and fried the dimmer...

If anyone fancies commenting on the dimmer i linked to above i would be grateful.
The fact TLC have a dimmer specifically for GU10 lights seems to support the opions of the erstwhile forum members...

 

[Sparks-R-Us]

Hi Dzzi, have a look at the total specs of the dimmer here(http://www.varilight.co.uk/leaflets/varilight_catalogue.pdf) then make your choice...There is a new dimmer out(J1 series) which is Silent Intelegent(all loads including transformers and GU10's)...Home this helps

 

[Dzzi]

just a quick update, bought a new non dimmer type switch fitted it...all worked fine.
managed to get a replacement dimmer unit for the original one, not much cheaper but meant i could keep the original switch plate etc, which matches the other sockets in the room.

Thanks for the advice, i would have probably taken the light fitting down for a look first, so you all saved me sometime.
Cheers Gents.

 

[telectrix]

if it goes again, dump the dimmer, fit a 10A rocker switch and buy your son a pair of shades.

 

[oldtimer]

I had a tenant who said there something wrong with the electrics the lamps are popping at the same time in the kitchen but the funny thing is that the 2 in the alcove are fine. So do you switch the alcove on at the same time as the kitchen. No she said I hardly switch them on at all and you dont see them popping at the same time she said

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