original halogen ceiling spotters in 2000 lxi--recessed
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06-07-2005, 05:07
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original halogen ceiling spotters in 2000 lxi--recessed
The (poorly designed) original, disc shaped, recessed lites have so-
called 'friction secured' lens enclosures which are overly sensitive to the high temperatures of the 10 watt halogen bulb. BB admits that when the lights have been on for awhile, the heat build-up causes the lens enclosures to expand and then separate from the light housing and fall to the floor. Eventually some of the lens enclosures will no longer secure, having lost their 'friction.' Apparently, BB didn't pressure the vendor to correct the problem and in fact the vendor no longer makes this particular unit. So, certainly not in the best interest of it's customers, BB went around the problem by using one about 3 mm larger in diameter with a locking twist on lens enclosure, which I'm told, did solve the above problem. Of course, that doesn't help it's customers stuck with the faulty originals. I could now replace all 32 of my originals (in order to match) with the new ones and drill the holes a little larger but I'm not about to risk ruining the vinyl type ceiling. So, I'm back to solving the problem with the original lites. I'm thinking along the lines of some kind of a soft and tacky, NON- FLAMMABLE, glue/putty type substance, that would secure the lens enclosure to the light housing, but also allow us to remove it if/when we needed to replace a bulb. Any suggestions appreciated and thanks in advance for your help. |
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original halogen ceiling spotters in 2000 lxi--recessed - luckyron1 - 06-07-2005 05:07
original halogen ceiling spotters in 2000 lxi--recessed - John Suter - 06-07-2005, 08:00
original halogen ceiling spotters in 2000 lxi--recessed - Jeff Miller - 06-08-2005, 04:56
original halogen ceiling spotters in 2000 lxi--recessed - luckyron1 - 06-08-2005, 10:02
original halogen ceiling spotters in 2000 lxi--recessed - Mark Garber - 06-08-2005, 10:59
original halogen ceiling spotters in 2000 lxi--recessed - R J - 07-17-2005, 02:47
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