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Old 08-17-2013, 07:20 PM   #1
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bulb wattage question

Could someone please tell me what the wattage is for the pancake light bulb which are over the sink. No markings on the little things and I see there are 10 and 20w. Cant find the literature to see the specs. Thank you
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Could someone please tell me what the wattage is for the pancake light bulb which are over the sink. No markings on the little things and I see there are 10 and 20w. Cant find the literature to see the specs. Thank you
What is a "pancake light bulb"?
Can you post a picture?
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well i just called them that because they are only about a half inch thick. the bulb has two prongs which insert into the fixture.
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These are commonly called puck lights. I think on the Entegra they are 10 watt bulbs. i replaced my bulbs with low-amperage LEDs.
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well i just called them that because they are only about a half inch thick. the bulb has two prongs which insert into the fixture.
All of my puck lights came with 20w halogen bulbs, but I changed them all to 10w because the 10s don't get as hot.

If you had asked right away "what wattage the little bean shaped light bulbs, with two prongs which insert into the, pancake looking light fixtures over the sink were supposed to be", I might have known right away what you were talking about.
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Old 08-17-2013, 11:23 PM   #6
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Puck lights

Those are 10w halogen bulbs. Look for them at Lowes or Home Depot for landscape lights.

I replaced about half of mine in 6 mos and gave up and bought LEDs from China on eBay. Now they are much cooler but cannot be dimmed much but I haven't changed one in at least 6 mos.
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Those are 10w halogen bulbs. Look for them at Lowes or Home Depot for landscape lights.

I replaced about half of mine in 6 mos and gave up and bought LEDs from China on eBay. Now they are much cooler but cannot be dimmed much but I haven't changed one in at least 6 mos.
But did you know those Chinese LEDs have a microchip that allows them to hack into all you electronic systems on your coach and track all your actions...like buying the ottomans. Now you're probably getting Chinese spam on your Xite GPS unit....oops, just kidding of course.

Seriosly though, if OP does go with continued halogens, don't confuse the open copper stems with the glass covered stems which won't work. LEDs are preferable, regardless of where they come from
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I am in the process of replacing most/all of the little 10W halogen bulbs in my coach and have used these:

Retrofit LED to replace G4 Halogen

They fit well and come in either bright white or cool white. I selected cool white.
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