kennywest

I have these halogen lights in my living room which are powered by an Osram Halotronic Transformer. 2 years ago, one of the lights did not light up anymore so I suspected the electronic transformer to be the culprit. After swapping the halogen lights in a different fixture, it was confirmed the transformer was dead. I searched the web and Osram still manufactures these electronic transformers, but now they have very different dimensions. The fixture only allows the transformer to be 1cm tall, not taller. After a long search I found this one , from a different manufacturer. The transformer had the same formfactor, more or less, but the power output has a maximum of 105W, whereas the Osram has a maximum of 120W. Lukily the halogen lamps are only 100W, so the new transformer should work, without setting anything on fire :D Replacing the broken transformer did the trick and all lights were working again. I did not throw away the Osram transformer yet, hoping I could fix it somewhere in t