customer's fancy light. transformer is goosed. no output (load is connected, been caught before when TX only outputs with min. load or more)). new TX ordered.
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yes . time to tidy the workbench. . cringes in anticipation of the replies. 
A clean desk is a sign of idleness, or so my Dad told me.yes . time to tidy the workbench. . cringes in anticipation of the replies.
Must admit I do like the cigarette box with the smoke hanging from the babies mouth, hilarious, more a Dunhill man but I go with the Speckled Hen.
Nice to see the AVO with the proper leads.
I like the BESA box used as a screw holder.
OP
yeah. that got downgraded from an ashtray when i nicked the stella one from the pub (before the blair smoke ban).
Glad to see you've cleared your bench of that Paul Masson plonk, in favour of some more respectable beverage.
Alas I haven't a dedicated workbench, I'm unable to enter my garage due to the mounds of junk, a new mountain bike I bought when I retired (now just collecting dust) and tins of surplus paint.
My only claim to man stuff, is a respectable stick for stirring paint, which I've had for donkies. But if you listen to her indoors, its not seen the light of day for years
Alas I haven't a dedicated workbench, I'm unable to enter my garage due to the mounds of junk, a new mountain bike I bought when I retired (now just collecting dust) and tins of surplus paint.
My only claim to man stuff, is a respectable stick for stirring paint, which I've had for donkies. But if you listen to her indoors, its not seen the light of day for years
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Tel I had the same problem with a very similar light [those little halogen capsule lamps 10w ?] and found a normal 100va electronic transformer fitted in the cap quite comfortably.
Tel, you need more pens!
I replaced a tranny on a similar light to that around three years ago. Couldn't source the donut tranny except from Holland if I recall correctly, so opted for a normal 105VA tranny that would just about fit in whilst keeping the metal stud in place. I fitted lower wattage lamps to stop it overloading.
Unfortunately that didn't last that long either, so ended up changing it to a driver with LEDs. That has lasted much longer.
Those types of light fittings with the donut trannys are known to have a problem apparently, recall reading a post on a certain regs forum a while back.
I replaced a tranny on a similar light to that around three years ago. Couldn't source the donut tranny except from Holland if I recall correctly, so opted for a normal 105VA tranny that would just about fit in whilst keeping the metal stud in place. I fitted lower wattage lamps to stop it overloading.
Unfortunately that didn't last that long either, so ended up changing it to a driver with LEDs. That has lasted much longer.
Those types of light fittings with the donut trannys are known to have a problem apparently, recall reading a post on a certain regs forum a while back.
OP
this is what i've ordered,
Round electronic transformer, 105VA, power, AU-RD105, Aurora Lighting UK - https://www.directtradesupplies.co.uk/product.php/162803/aurora-lighting-35-105w-va-round-electronic-transformer--white-?gclid=Cj0KCQjwnubLBRC_ARIsAASsNNmS47rfMoRbAIqzKIU6AG-z1btIIfQmboesVk5hOuFLsMbVeWm-03QaAkfREALw_wcB
and i think you may be right about having had 20w G4 s fitted, although customer brought fitting here with no lamps in.
The old one looks toroidial not blown an internal fuse by any chance.
Surely you mean a robotic octopus! Or an Indian head massager.
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Not sure, it's a bit of a head scratcher.
QUOTE - [ yes . time to tidy the workbench. ]
WHY ?
I know exactly where everything is
it's on the bench !
WHY ?
I know exactly where everything is
it's on the bench !
I spent an hour on Wednesday night tidying my van. The net result of which was that on Thursday I wasted around ten minutes searching for stuff that I had secreted in various places!
Anyone remember not too many years ago wiring individual 12v halogen downlighters back to big toroidal transformers ? I quite liked them although it was definitely more time consuming !
Yes , I remember those . I fitted one in particular years ago and know it is still working.
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