Hi lo outdoor light problem

[T5 TDI]

Hi everyone, had to sign up again although I've been a member since 2008. Lost my password plus email provider (Orange) which has closed down.

I have an outdoor hi lo lamp which has stopped working. I replaced the halogen bulb with this http://www.screwfix.com/p/halogen-gls-light-bulbs-es-46w-3-pack/8042k?_requestid=283130halogen dimable bulb (I tried all three) but it wouldn't come on at all.

I then tried a dimable LED bulb. https://cdn2.ledhut.co.uk/media/cat...08d6e5fb8d27136e95/e/2/e27-can-5w_box-new.jpg This one is permanently on day and night and most confusingly it dims when it detects movement!

Is there a special bulb for these lamps other than a standard dimable one? I don't want to change the whole fitting cause it's been a reliable little lamp for 15 years (unlike all the LidldeAldi ones I've had which fail or rust away here in sunny Newquay!

 

[Taylortwocities]

The hi-lo type of fittings generally use standard filament lamps, so the halogen ones should be ok. They don't work with any sort of low energy lamp (CFL/LED).

It does sound as though your fitting might be due for replacement.

 

[T5 TDI]

Thanks for that. It's weird that it works in reverse with the led bulb fitted though.. Looking at your avatar makes me think it could be the flux capacitor!