Jim Johnson

Ahright, I feel dumb asking, but:

I've got a portable case that I wired myself.. one feature is a BNC jack for
powering a gooseneck lamp. I put in a 12V transformer for that, wired to 120V
mains - but for some reason, the trannie is putting out 28V (as measured). No
wiring errors, must be a mislabeled or bad transformer (I'm guessing).

The question: the lamp runs very hot (that's how I found the problem).. but
is it safe to run like this, until I have time to rewire?

--
Jim Johnson

Dutch

No it is a fire hazard or the bulb will burn out... but there is a
possibility of fire... change the transformer to the correct one now.

"Jim Johnson" <jamos@technotoys.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1a81e0fb76e9a11f98988f@news.callatg.com.. .
> Ahright, I feel dumb asking, but:
>
> I've got a portable case that I wired myself.. one feature is a BNC jack
for
> powering a gooseneck lamp. I put in a 12V transformer for that, wired to
120V
> mains - but for some reason, the trannie is putting out 28V (as measured).
No
> wiring errors, must be a mislabeled or bad transformer (I'm guessing).
>
> The question: the lamp runs very hot (that's how I found the problem)..
but
> is it safe to run like this, until I have time to rewire?
>
> --
> Jim Johnson

d parker

Why not see if you can get a 24v lamp. tho the lamp base may not be made for
it. hmm....
Here's another idea. Wire two in series.

DP
"Jim Johnson" <jamos@technotoys.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1a81e0fb76e9a11f98988f@news.callatg.com.. .
> Ahright, I feel dumb asking, but:
>
> I've got a portable case that I wired myself.. one feature is a BNC jack
for
> powering a gooseneck lamp. I put in a 12V transformer for that, wired to
120V
> mains - but for some reason, the trannie is putting out 28V (as measured).
No
> wiring errors, must be a mislabeled or bad transformer (I'm guessing).
>
> The question: the lamp runs very hot (that's how I found the problem)..
but
> is it safe to run like this, until I have time to rewire?
>
> --
> Jim Johnson