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I have halogen lights in my kitchen under the wall units, there are ten lights altogether bulbs are either 10 watt or 20 watt G4 bulbs ( not sure which )

All lights went off last week, checked the wiring and bulbs with a 12 laptop power supply and they worked OK, so all bulbs and wiring are intact.

Bought a replacement transformer from wickes

Saxby 12V 60 Va Transformer | Wickes.co.uk - https://www.wickes.co.uk/Saxby-12V-60-Va-Transformer/p/213318?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwysipBhBXEiwApJOcuwnE0cNH4Tao48x_1Znafw0nIUHbxwSNXYNmD3IvP7rMKvNux1Z0jBoCbNYQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

but this did not work. The original transformer has since been thrown out

Could anyone suggest what type of replacement transformer I need and where is the best place to get one from

many thanks
 
You mention there are ten lights, which are presumably all fed from this one transformer. Typically they are 10W G4 lamps fitted, which equates to 100W, but the driver (transformer) you bought is only rated to supply 60W, so likely gives up if you load it with 100W. You need a driver rated for the total load of the lamps so you do need to know if 10W or 20W lamps (or fit something large enough to cope with 20W lamps).
 

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