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    Nov 28, 2011, 11:08 AM
    Halogen Light Fixture Burns Out
    I live in a condo, and have a halogen light fixture in our living room. The light fixture has worked for years, and then about a month ago it stopped working. I thought it was just an old fixture, so I replaced it with a new halogen fixture. The new fixture worked for about a week, and now has stopped working. It looks like the transformer inside the fixture basically burnt out. It is on a dimmer switch. I have checked all the possible connections, and they look good (to me anyway). Any thoughts on the next trouble shooting steps? Thanks, Chris
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    Nov 28, 2011, 01:48 PM
    Could be the dimmer is not rated to dim that type of fixture. Can you provide the make and model number of the dimmer?
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    Nov 28, 2011, 07:55 PM
    Thanks for the response tkrussell. The dimmer is a Lutron Skylark C-L CTCL 153P. When the old fixture went out (and I didn't know if was a problem with the fixture), I replace the dimmer, so it is new. The connections look good on the dimmer, and there is power to the fixture. Thoughts? Chris
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