Re: Re: Lights:fluorescent and/or Halogen

[Guest guest]

> They're probably 12v. Switching power supplies.

Yes, I believe the line-level halogens (110v, 220v) which

are direct replacements for regular incandescent bulbs

are okay.

Marc

[Guest guest]

{{ " They're probably 12v. Switching power supplies. " }}

and Marc answered:

[[[Yes, I believe the line-level halogens (110v, 220v) which

are direct replacements for regular incandescent bulbs

are okay.]]]

Thanks to both of you. I don't know what you mean by switching power

supplies-I do know what Marc means by voltage though...

Amy

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[Guest guest]

> Thanks to both of you. I don't know what you mean by switching power

> supplies-I do know what Marc means by voltage though...

I think any light that runs on 12 volts is going to cause an ES person

problems, as it needs to have a transformer to change the 110v/220v down

to 12 volts, and its the transformer that causes people the most problems.

There are different kinds of transformers, and apparently the " switching "

variety are the worst, although I'm not sure that I've noticed that.

A " switching " transformer/power supply works with a wide range of

voltages (look for something like " 100 - 240 volts, 50 or 60 hz on

the label " ), while regular transformers only works for one kind of

power (e.g., " 110v, 60 hz " ). If you've got a piece of equipment

that bothers you and it uses a switching power adapter, one thing

you could try is to replace it with a regular power adapter (with the

same output plug size, the same output voltage, and the same or

higher amperage, and the correct pin polarity), and see if that

helps.

Marc