Mensaje del debate Should this halogen bulb work off a 24 volt socket?

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From: Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design,sci.electronics.repair
Subject: Re: Should this halogen bulb work off a 24 volt socket?
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 12:22:14 +0100
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HiC wrote:

> Looking to power a mini halogen bulb to do film capture. It would be great
> if I could power it off the movie projector itself without having to get an
> additional power supply. The socket for the projector reads slightly over
> 24v. However, the lamps it uses are 21v. Someone has stated that load is a
> factor. Does that mean that the voltage needs to be higher than the bulb
> rating or not necessarily?
>
> What I wonder is if this 24v bulb should work off the 24v socket on the
> projector?

I'd be more concerned about overloading the transformer in the projector
myself.

Graham