Halogen Torchiere Lamp Conversion The Cheap And Easy Way!!

How to easily convert an old inefficient and dangerous halogen j-type lamp into a safe and efficient lamp for under $10 (not including the bulbs I got from Home Depot)
Lamp Socket Used In this Video:
Medium Base E26 Double Light Fixture Socket,TWDRTDD Phenolic Dual Light Socket with Bracket
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[@bigd835]

perfect video. tired of the hot 500 watt halogen bulb. this will save a lot of power and I can run it longer. thanks ! did my conversion today. everything exactly as you said. what a pleasure having light without running the power hog 500 watt bulb. converting my other 3 torch lights the same way. Just make sure you use dimable bulbs folks, many LED bulb are NOT dimmable.

[@kajnadams]

What a great tutorial, thank you so much! Just bought a cool vintage lamp and had no idea what to do with it given the immense heat it gives off!

[@Sparky-ww5re]

These halogen lamps defined urban living in the late 80s and into the early 2000s, then disappeared off store shelves. When I got my first apartment back in 2012, my mother gave me the one she must've brought around 1991, since that's the date code, the max wattage rating was 500 watts (yes that WAS a thing, UL pulled is listing off the 500 watters and limited them to 300 watts in April 1996) and it didn't come with the protective wire cage (or Mom didn't install it, I would've been 2 yrs old in 1991, what did I know😁) Anyway I knew they were a fire hazard and wanted a safer lamp without the heat and high kilowatt hours, without sacrificing light output, and there were no LED bulbs to match the output. So, I head to the electrical supply house, pick up an enclosure, a 70 watt metal halide ballast kit with a pulse rated metal halide socket, and a 70 watt open rated metal halide bulb. I brought some chicken wire from tractor supply company. I wired the ballast in the enclosure and cut the plug off the cord and wire that into the ballast. Next, I removed the halogen socket and rigged in the metal halide socket & bulb, approx 5000 lumens. I installed some chicken wire over top, to make sure nothing that can burn touches the bulb. To my surprise it actually appeared slightly brighter than the 300 watt halogen that was in the lamp with much less heat & energy consumption. Although it was a crude setup I used it that way until I got an LED torchiere a year and a half ago for Xmax. I love my LED torchiere especially with the remote control dimmer. The metal halide takes a few minutes to warm up, and must cool for around 5 minutes to re-light, if there is a power interruption, impractical to use but I still have it & my 6 yr old neice finds it fascinating watching it warm up to full brightness. 😀

[@galactic904]

The best advice i've seen so far. Man, you're great!

[@luckylock4191]

This is actually very instructive. Those T3 bulbs are useless because nobody makes smart lights with those sockets.

[@pjwarez]

I have a Halogen torch lamp in my living room. Sick and tired of $90 electric bills. This sounds like a nice option! Thanks!

[@Argyle302]

I just converted my first torch lamp using your video. Worked like a charm! I’ve got one more I’ve got to do as well. Thanks much!

[@skweekymagee]

Happy to hear it helped

[@kellyg7591]

Thank you so much for making this video! My grandparents had a beautiful halogen floor lamp that they gave me, and I was so upset when it broke. I'm going to try to follow your instructions and hopefully bring it back to life (possibly better than it was before with it's soft buzzing). Thanks again 👍

[@skweekymagee]

Glad I could help. If you get stuck feel free to reach out.

[@susanwylie4460]

Thank you, very helpful. you are good at explaining how to, clear easy to understand

[@mowguy1]

Looks like a great fix for the lamp. I have that same kind and the bulb is shot. Almost went to the landfill

[@stellateng7678]

Great video. Your instruction is very clear. Thank you so much!

[@rudyjackson2561]

Excellent! Now I have a project to do with that old lamp. Thank you Sir!

[@pixelum2023]

I found a direct LED replament for the R7s type halogen bulb that fits into the existing socket. Makes the conversion way simpler.

[@fingernecklace]

hi I have been searching for years, how to? You make my day, very helpful

[@skweekymagee]

Thanks, I'm glad it helped you

[@philippineretirementandtra4873]

Thank you.l Perfectly good idea.

[@pilkjaer]

Interesting idea but sticking out bulbs spoils look a bit. At the same time, you will keep the illumination of the bottom part of the lamp (green-ish/blue-ish one you clean in the beginning). Panel will not have any light going backwards so you will loose that. I will try with panels first. Otherwise I will switch to "normal" bulbs. good to know that there are already solutions for that.

[@DougKnechtelArt]

Nice job!

[@JRS-iq9pz]

Very good.

[@rukeyser]

Dude i have a collection of these that work - and dont ;-> You've inspired me.

[@kibo1138]

Great job sir appreciate u

[@ryanodagawa]

That's funny...I have the exact same lamp and I have Star Wars posters (although different) behind the lamp.

[@skweekymagee]

Great minds think alike ;-)

[@bleeper87]

Thanks bro we have an old one I found I'm gonna try it

[@skweekymagee]

Great, let me know how it turns out.

[@viewer7200]

Totally love it! I have the same monster halogen torch - can't wait to convert it to led. There are also T3 format LED bulbs for less than $10. Not sure what is better...

[@skweekymagee]

I’m not sure if the T3 J style led bulbs are dimmable. With standard style A19 you also have a wide range of wattages and colors to chose from. Good luck on your conversion and thanks for the comment.

[@markjonmiller]

direct replacement T3 R7S LEDs do not really give more than 100w light; read the reviews; I've tried a number of them unsucessfully

[@graveydavey84]

Just got a second hand one but the dimer is on the floor part and does not work. And it's on hi bright niss might change the light now.

[@galactic904]

I got this Halogen lamp, similar to this one but with a sliding dimmer switch. The switch has a backlit light when "ON" so that is working. I replaced the burnt Halogen J-type bulb (bunt black on both sides), but it doesnt work. Hmm, what else could it be other than the wire getting disconnected?

[@suzannecostello8097]

Could you do a video keeping the halogen bulb?

[@carfuen1073]

why doesnt it break if the the dimmer was meant for a hallogen lightbulb shouldn't it break the led ones since its giving the led bulbs 500w when they only need 12w im confuesed

[@DOLRED]

These Halogen lamps were new during the 1990s craze for Halogen. FYI, these specific pole lamps were a hazard. The turn switch on the side of the tubing heated up and melts; Warps, and could burn (I still have one I extracted which is warped out of shape). Plus, people were putting these pole lamps near to and under combustible locations. The heat from the Halogen Bulb could heat up many materials to ignite (Curtains for one). I still have mine in the LR, but now will convert it. Since removing the switch 20 years ago, it has been controlled by a switch on the wall (Dead outlet when switched off). Bulbs? Why not use those LED Candlestick Bulbs? They look like a stick, not a bulb, so they have no bulbous profile.

[@skweekymagee]

Thanks for the comment and all the info. If you're referring to bulbs sometimes called corn cob or other exposed type bulbs, I have read many reviews of those cheap ones made in china with the leds and circuitry exposed. The exposed elements were a shock hazard so I don't recommend them. Search youtube for corn cob led shock hazard and you'll find many videos. If you're referring to something else please let us know as I'd be interested. Thanks again.

[@sandyhamilton3950]

I am trying this in a white torchiiere lamp. I can't find that socket

[@Tami24945]

Hey! I’m just now seeing this but is there a way to turn this lamp into a flirt lamp with a regular shade?They 3:32 are called club floor lamps. Is there a kit I could buy that would let it hold a shade?

[@skweekymagee]

The metal extensions that come on the socket, one of which I took off at 7:00 are threaded with standard 1/8IP threads. If your shade attaches using that you can thread the pipe into that bracket and leave off the original shade that came with this style lamp.

[@EliazaraCampbell]

That is a TON of extra work when they make R7 LED bulbs just for this purpose. Snaps right into the same sockets as the Halogen bulb

[@skweekymagee]

From what I can see none of those offer near the lumens of the 300w Halogens. They do seem like they might be good 100w-150w Halogen replacements. Using the 2 socket setup with 100w equivalent bulbs gives great brightness.

[@EliazaraCampbell]

@@skweekymagee actually, I tried a couple different bulbs from Amazon to see which did the best job. The single diode's were way to weak and didn't dim very well at all. I found success and the lumens I needed with the cob style bulb which easily was as bright or a tad brighter than the 350w halogen that was in there previously. And it dims well! I did have to perform surgery to remove the aluminum heat shield under the bulb as its a bit chunkier. So overall, it seems to be a great replacement at only 30w

[@JBH123]

@@EliazaraCampbell do you have a link to the bulb that worked for you?

[@bloomcivictheatre]

If you use 300 w or higher halogen bulbs like mine, there is no replacement that gives that many lumens yet. This is a great solution which I am going to try.

[@MrKentaroMotoPI]

The LED R7 bulbs are a joke. The fat ones are only about 1600 lumens. A 300W halogen is 5000 lumens. LED's don't have anywhere near the power density of halogen filaments. What is starting to become viable are LED ring or circular panels. The panel fills up the entire torchiere surface. A 48W panel should be close to a 300W halogen,have a pleasing uniform light, and run cool since the LED's are widely spaced.

[@frankvizcarrondo2988]

I cannot find that socket anyware, Loes, ACE, 2 Electrical stores Walmart, Amazon. Where did you buy yours

[@skweekymagee]

These are on Amazon which is where I got mine: 2 Socket Version - a.co/d/4ohzhjP 3 Socket Version - a.co/d/6GvbG0j I had a thought you may like to try if you were planning on using regular style bulbs, and that is to use an A15 style LED bulb instead of an A19 The A15 is smaller diameter and should cut down on the bulb protrusion out of the shade some. I have not tried this yet so if you do try it, please reply and let us know how it worked out.

[@markjonmiller]

will try with (from Amazon) 4-way socket (Satco Lighting 90-464, 4 Light Cluster Socket 1 3/4'' 1/8 IP Threaded Bottom Bracket with 1/2'' Nipple) and 4 60-w equiv 'flat" bulbs ( Philips 433235 60 Watt Equivalent SlimStyle A19 LED Light Bulb Daylight, Dimmable)

[@markjonmiller]

or use smaller A15 bulbs that should be less visable than A19 and much cheaper than the Philips SlimStyle

[@fingernecklace]

Can't find bulb sockets anywhere: not at HomeDpot or Minnards! What is it called? please ...

[@skweekymagee]

Search for Socket Cluster or Multi Cluster Socket. You can also find them easily on Amazon if you search for Medium Base Light Cluster Socket

[@bigkatfilms746]

Thanks for this tutorial, just followed it and my lamp is functional! But it seems to buzz even worse than when it was halogen at the moment, has anyone else experienced that?

[@skweekymagee]

I'd try another bulb, maybe from a different brand. It's possible it could also be the dimmer switch in the lamp itself but I'd suspect the bulb is causing it.

[@bigkatfilms746]

@@skweekymagee Thanks yes I accidentally had put a non-dimmable bulb in, swapped it out and all good!

[@ggesdsdsdsd]

You could also get a driverless led cob off ebay, they're cheap just like a halogen bulb lol but gotta have a heatsink.

[@skweekymagee]

I have read many reviews of those cheap ones made in china with the leds and circuitry exposed. The exposed elements were a shock hazard so I don't recommend them but I appreciate the comment.

[@spasskyfan5389]

Bulb peeking out is a nuisance.

[@skweekymagee]

While it's not ideal it really wasn't bad on my lamp. It really depends on the shade your lamp has if it will stick out or not.

[@mercheadan331]

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