Getting Started
Before starting work on connecting a light bulb, you must prepare and purchase a basic set of tools and materials that will always be at your fingertips:
- Electric cartridge;
- Lamp;
- Cable of the required length;
- Electric plug;
- Insulating tape;
- Sharp knife for stripping;
- Screwdriver.
Connection of the incandescent light bulb
The work should begin with the search for the nearest source of the electricity source light source. Connecting directly to the functioning electrical wiring will be absolutely inadvisable due to its internal location. An excellent source can be a working operated socket.
Next it is necessary to strictly follow the scheme:
- Pre-striping and stripping the wires at the end of the wire, insert them into the inlet of the cartridge and fix them by means of terminals, thus connecting the cartridge to the wire on one side;
- The plug, which will subsequently be inserted into the socket, is connected on the other side of the wire. To do this, untwist it, carefully insert the stripped wires, fix them with terminals and twist;
- Carefully wrap the insulating tape with open places on the wire. On how well this will be done, your safety will depend.
- Screw the light bulb into the electric cartridge as far as it will go, but use force moderately;
- Insert the plug into the socket and, if the light is on, then you have done everything correctly. Thus, you have created a closed section of the electrical circuit, ensuring contact between all its components.
Halogen lamps and their features
All the big popularity recently began to use halogen lamps. And it is not surprising, because the usual incandescent lamps give us almost 2 times less light than halogen lamps. In addition, the latter are more durable and, due to the variety of colors and shapes, aesthetically attractive.
However, their main structural difference is the gas available inside the lamp.
Halogen light sources are divided into three types:
- Universal;
- Low-voltage;
- Supply voltage.
Of these three types, only universal bulbs are connected via a transformer. Low voltage and mains voltage have a built-in transformer, so do not require additional elements, simply connect them to the network. In this case, the lamp power should not exceed the power indicated in the instructions to the lamp in which they are installed.
Since low voltage lamps are connected in the same way as incandescent lamps, we will not dwell on them, but consider in detail another way of connection - via a transformer.
In this case, the total power of all lamps powered from the transformer must not exceed its rated power.
And what if the total power of all lamps exceeds the maximum power of the transformer? The output from this situation will be partial connection of lamps, the total power of which will be within the limits of the norm. It may be necessary to purchase one or more additional transformers, the number of which directly depends on the number of bulbs.
For example: in the lamp there are seven lamps of 35 watts each, and the transformer is designed only for 150 watts. Thus, only four bulbs can be connected to it, and the second group can be connected to another device.
The other side of the question is that the technical characteristics of the transformers also specify the minimum permissible load. Therefore, it is forbidden to connect a light bulb whose power is lower than this indicator.
