light globes

[crickets]

I bought some expensive 14 watt hallogen globes and they lasted 2 months amd cost 80baht. I can buy the normal 60watt ones for 20 baht each. Anyone have problems with there hallogen lights breaking.

[Crossy]

If they are 220V halogens they can be very susceptible to power fluctuations which can significantly shorten their lives, they're not particularly long-lived anyway.

Is there a particular reason you need halogens? LEDs may be a better solution.

Moving to the electrics forum.

[daveAustin]

Halogen are old hat and are cheap for a reason -- they are power hungry, very hot and don't last. Advise to throw them and substitute for LEDs; you'll make up the cost in no time on the amount of wattage saved. A 3-watt LED puts out similar lumens to a 60-watt halogen or standard incandescent globe. That 60-watt halogen only has to run for approx 15 hours to draw 1 unit of juice, whereas the 3-watt LED would have to be on for over 300 hours (about 2 weeks) to draw the same. You can buy both low voltage (for garden) and mains-operated LEDs today, even dimmable ones and in a variety of hues. A good, brand name LED could last 20 years.

[IMHO]

Before we installed a voltage stabilizer, we would lose at least 1 halogen per week, since then maybe only one every 6 months now. Either way, they just don't last, and they do chew electricity.

I'm going with everyone else here - replace them with LED. 3000-3500 Kelvin LED's will give you the same light color as halogen, and a 12-15w LED's will give you about the same amount of lumens (light output) as a 50w halogen (don't believe any claims of a <12w LED matching the output of halogen).