Fixing a Halogen Work Light

Fixing a halogen work light.

[@spicypeppers2019]

Thanks for the upload, I enjoyed it. I have some old halogen work lamps that are in similar condition. They could probably use some maintenance.

[@JordanU]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@jaykay18]

I wanted to relay an experience I had with the fixture I have. I had been using it, and one day the bulb burned out. OK, no problem. I went to Home Depot and bought a 2-pack of Philips bulbs for about $9. I replaced the bulb, and of course followed all of the proper steps such as not touching the bulb with bare hands. The first bulb lasted 30 seconds and burned out. The second lasted 5 minutes and burned out. I went to Harbor Freight and bought their el-cheapo bulbs, it's been 4 or 5 years now, still working fine. I bought a bunch more which I have as replacements in case. Another thing I found is the contacts at each end can become carboned up. Cleaning the contacts if you have issues with connectivity as shown in this video, can go a very long way.

[@JordanU]

Did you bring those bulbs back to The Home Depot? I've found they're very good about taking back and replacing defective items. They looked relatively clean to me, perhaps the removal and replacement of the bulb dislodged any carbon that was present. If it quits again, it will have to be cleaned.

[@jaykay18]

@@JordanU Foolishly, no. I did buy the package 2 years prior, I remember, just to have the bulbs on hand, but light bulbs don't have a shelf life where they go bad sitting there.

[@LemontTheFanMan]

glad to see you got it working good enough to be able to use it .. good video and i enjoyed it bro

[@JordanU]

Thanks bro glad you enjoyed it.

[@LemontTheFanMan]

@@JordanU your welcome bro no problem

[@fordmuscleluis9710]

Good job bro on fixing a halogen work light which is very easy to do bro I enjoyed the video

[@JordanU]

Thanks.

[@intelboydj1]

Nice work bro

[@JordanU]

OK

[@gearmelugin3424]

dad bought a floor lamp type stand with 2 lights version of this work light, still got it today but in the shed

[@JordanU]

That's similar to the one my grandfather has. It's a great light.

[@djbrucebanner9882]

I like it

[@JordanU]

OK

[@auntiesmarket4334]

So what was wrong exactly? I'm confused 😂

[@JordanU]

I don't understand what you're talking about.

[@hariatmakhalsa1648]

I am also confused. It looked to me like you just cleaned some non electrical parts so what did you do to make it work?

[@mitchellarmstrong3759]

I think those bulbs just turn dark once they've burt out, but I'm not sure.

[@JordanU]

I'm sure they could, but I don't believe that's exclusive.

[@davidfalconer8913]

Phillips™ make a super looking glass encased LED replacement lamp .... this has the advantage of NOT getting hot and setting light to your drapes ( Windsor castle , UK , some years ago ) .......... DAVE™🛑

[@JordanU]

I'll keep the halogen and operate it with common sense such that it doesn't pose a fire hazard.

[@ollieollie2827]

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[@rs12official]

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