Re: halogen lamp on x10

["BruceR" <brNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxx>]

An appliance module is what you should be using. Or, if you want remote
dimming, bypass the dimmer switch in the lamp (pretty easy to do). What
you have now is two triac dimmers in series and that causes problems.

From:bcboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
bcboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> I have (not through my own actions) recently come to own one of those
> very cheap six-foot tall halogen torchiere lamps. It put out a ton of
> light, but it failed after about two months. I'm wondering if it's
> related to x10, or if this is typical of these lamps. The contacts
> with the bulb are oxidizing. When I removed the bulb a little pellet
> of oxidized metal fell from between the bulb and the spring-loaded
> contact. A bit of sanding restored the connection.
>
> I owned one of these about 12 years ago, and it failed in the same
> way. In both cases I had the light on an external switch (an x10 lamp
> module in the recent case). I'm wondering if turning the light on
> suddenly could be causing this. If it's turned on at the base
> (instead of x10), it fades up because the "on" switch is also a
> dimmer.
>
> Anyone else using an lamp module with one of these?
>
> I have some halogen flood lights that take the same kind of bulbs and
> are also on x10. They work fine. No troubles. I don't know what the
> difference is. Perhaps the strength of the spring.