10W Xenon lamps in pendant fitting

[Lagentium]

Could anyone advise me what kind of lamp a xenon lamp is as I need to get either a driver or transformer for 2 x pendants, each with 3 x 10w lamps in them, I didn't know if the xenon thing is just a colour, or if it's a concept of the lamp itself.
Cheers

 

[davesparks]

Are you sure they aren’t just halogen lamps?
The only lamps I’ve come across which are specifically xenon lamps are those used in cinema projectors and big spotlights in stage lighting.

 

[Adam W]

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[westward10]

They are capsule lamps which contain xenon gas no fancy control gear required.

 

[littlespark]

Some car headlamps are Xenon.
I think its just the gas inside, as Westie said

 

[Richard Burns]

Simple really, do you want an expensive lamp or a cheap lamp.
Nitrogen is dead cheap and works OK in lamps.
Argon is OK in price and lamps last longer and are more efficient than nitrogen filled.
Krypton is better than Argon but is expensive the tungsten filament will last longer and can run hotter and more effectively.
Xenon is very expensive and is better than krypton at allowing higher temperatures and better filament life.
All the same idea, maintaining the tungsten filament, just more costly as you go up the periodic table.
Anyway they will all be banned on energy efficiency grounds shortly so get them while you can!

 

[dmxtothemax]

A zenon lamp is just a variation of halogen lamp,
it is filament lamp with zenon gas added.
So no special driver is needed.
Just the correct voltage and current.