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Good evening everybody
Seeking some advice from the pro's!
I have two 500w Tungsten halogen lights mounted on the side wall of my house and another two on the rear wall.
These lights are fed via high current relays and can be manually switched on from within the house - they are also interfaced to my alarm system.
The halogen tubes seem to need replacing fairly often. This entails climbing up a ladder. Since I am not in the first flush of youth, I would like to ask if I could replace the halogen lights with another type of light which would not require as much maintenance, but would give a similar level of illumination.
I am also considering modifying the interface with the alarm system. In the case of the alarm being triggered on, I propose to get the outside lights to switch on and off at a 4 second rate.
Would this reduce the life of the halogen tubes further?
I have worked for many years in electronics.
Any ideas would be appreciated
Seeking some advice from the pro's!
I have two 500w Tungsten halogen lights mounted on the side wall of my house and another two on the rear wall.
These lights are fed via high current relays and can be manually switched on from within the house - they are also interfaced to my alarm system.
The halogen tubes seem to need replacing fairly often. This entails climbing up a ladder. Since I am not in the first flush of youth, I would like to ask if I could replace the halogen lights with another type of light which would not require as much maintenance, but would give a similar level of illumination.
I am also considering modifying the interface with the alarm system. In the case of the alarm being triggered on, I propose to get the outside lights to switch on and off at a 4 second rate.
Would this reduce the life of the halogen tubes further?
I have worked for many years in electronics.
Any ideas would be appreciated