Halogen lights

[gilbertratchet]

Hello fellow DIY'rs
I'm prepairing to install flush fitting halogen lights at home, after carefull thought i began to wonder how i will know if i'm going to over load the excisting wiring if i replace two regular bulbs with 4-6 halogen lights at 35 watts each, i know the transformers reduce the power needed but what about the amps or watts or anything else that might change. Thanks.

 

[ricicle]

Power (watts) is the same on both sides of the equation.The voltage and current will change.
6 x 35W = 210W.Even with the transfomer losses this should only equate to about 1 amp on the mains (LV) side.Not a great deal more than if you were to fit 2 x 100W normal lamps.

 

[gilbertratchet]

Thanks for the info, its not that i need somebody competant its just not allways a certanty your going to get a tradesman, as opposed to somebody who knows even less. Will give it a shot and stand on a rubber mat when i throw the switch Thanks for the speedy reply.