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Halogen transformer hum?

ThumbBanger | Posted in General Discussion on

Just bought two halogen swing-arm reading lamps for the dressers on either side of our bed.  One of them has a transformer (?) hum when plugged into a live outlet.  The other does not.  What is wrong here, and is it danger? 

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  1. DanH | | #1

    Is it a danger? Yeah, it will drive you crazy eventually. And it will probably reduce the life of the transformer a few years.

    But it's probably "within spec".

    If ignorance is bliss why aren't more people

    happy?

  2. semar | | #2

    exchange it for another one

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