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dbaron

Jan 1, 1970
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Just had some outdoor lighting installed and now I'm trying to figure out
how I can increase the brightness of the lamps. I have two sets of lighting
fictures installed, each has its own transformer. One set has about 12 lamps
and the other has about 6 lamps, and obviously one set burns brighter then
the other. Is there any way I can do something with the 12 lamp set to make
it brighter without digging up all the wiring for it?
 
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Ian Stirling

Jan 1, 1970
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dbaron said:
Just had some outdoor lighting installed and now I'm trying to figure out
how I can increase the brightness of the lamps. I have two sets of lighting
fictures installed, each has its own transformer. One set has about 12 lamps
and the other has about 6 lamps, and obviously one set burns brighter then
the other. Is there any way I can do something with the 12 lamp set to make
it brighter without digging up all the wiring for it?

Is the 12 lamp set brighter at one end, or evenly dim?
Are tehy difgferent models of light?
 
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Clive Mitchell

Jan 1, 1970
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Mike N. said:
I have a feeling you are talking about those little kits of "runway"
pagoda lights (that I hate with a passion, but regardless) You can try
purchasing a commercial grade low-voltage transformer that offers
voltage boosting. You can dial up increased voltage depending on load
and length of wire run, thus assuring full power output to the lamps.
One manufacturer is called Q-Tran, but there are probably a few out
there with that selection feature. Their performance is pretty
remarkable when you see it compared to a standard unit that suffers
from voltage drop.

Looping your wire back to the transformer can produce even output
between the first and last fixtures on the run, but it won't make the
run brighter.

There were some LED retrofits on ebay that consisted of a small PCB with
pads that made contact with the "push in" lamp holders. The PCB has a
rectifier some resistors and some LEDs.

They don't look like they'll compete with tungsten too well, but they do
offer modest output of pure colours at very low current consumption,
which means a standard cable and power supply can run lots more than
average.
 
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