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Old 21st Nov 2021, 1:19 pm   #11
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Default Re: Ballast in halogen lamps (sometimes)

The protective glass is to prevent hot glass shards from flying across the place should the halogen bulb explode, modern LED replacements don't require the glass.
The only issue I can see is the dimmer causing the bulb to behave erratic, apart from that, the bulb should be compatible.
EDIT: check the lamp dimmer for it's minimum wattage, most halogen dimmers go down to 60w min loading.
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