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A working light bulb does not work, although there is electricity

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  • #1 14218962
    najdziu
    Level 9  
    Hello everyone, at the start I wanted to point out that I searched the forum hoping that I would find a topic similar to mine and thus find out what the problem was, but I did not find it.
    Well, I decided to fix the non-working lighting in the bathroom, replaced the cable and after plugging in the bulb, nothing happens.
    I started checking the cables for voltage and to my amazement it turned out to be there.
    On the drawing I marked the places where I checked the voltage and it is in both.
    In addition, I will add that the bulb is operational (I checked it by connecting it to a different power supply).
    And my question is what could be wrong that the bulb won't light up.

    Greetings.
    A working light bulb does not work, although there is electricity
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  • #2 14218974
    Łukasz-O
    Admin of electroenergetics
    Have you tried to connect a different light bulb?
  • #3 14218993
    najdziu
    Level 9  
    Yes, but I wrote that the one I connected is 100% efficient, so it should work anyway.
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  • #4 14219016
    olekt2002
    Level 31  
    najdziu wrote:
    I started checking the cables for voltage and to my amazement it turned out to be there.

    How? A device or a neon lamp? There are no miracles ...
  • #5 14219021
    sonicsquad
    Level 11  
    But there is voltage because the "test lamp" is lit, is the voltage CORRECT?
  • #6 14219031
    najdziu
    Level 9  
    There is voltage because the "tester" is lit, that's just what I checked.
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  • #7 14219032
    dedito
    Level 39  
    And what is the supply voltage of this bulb or where did you check this bulb?
    I suspect that you want to connect a 230V bulb to the 12V network.
  • #8 14219044
    najdziu
    Level 9  
    so yes: it is a LED MR16 12 V DC bulb (written from the packaging) and I checked it in ... I do not know what to call it correctly, but in the same place on the same ceiling (I have 3 such outputs in the ceiling, in each others everything works fine, just not here).
  • #9 14219045
    olekt2002
    Level 31  
    dedito wrote:
    I suspect that you want to connect a 230V bulb to the 12V network.

    Yes it can be. The photo clearly shows the transformer from 12V on the secondary.
    Measure the voltage at the bulb socket.
  • #10 14219061
    dedito
    Level 39  
    If it is a 12VDC LED, it will not be lit because you have the wrong supply voltage.
    Yours is 11.8V AC, probably for halogens.
    najdziu wrote:
    I have 3 such exits in the ceiling, in each other everything works fine, but here it does not).
    The question is whether you have the same transformers in these 3 points.
  • #11 14219077
    Krzysztof Reszka
    Moderator of Electrical engineering
    Measure the voltage after connecting the bulb and without a tester because it may distort.
  • #12 14219079
    najdziu
    Level 9  
    I did not think about it, in fact there may be other transformers in the other two places, and this is a different question now, what kind of light bulb can I connect here? Can you deduce it from this photo?
  • #13 14219089
    dedito
    Level 39  
    Halogen 12V connector MR16.
    There are probably also LED equivalents, but you need to pay attention to the supply voltage.
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  • #14 14220654
    Anonymous
    Level 1  
  • #15 14220864
    Akrzy74
    Rest in Peace
    What is important has been written.
    I close.

Topic summary

The discussion revolves around a non-functional LED MR16 12V DC bulb in a bathroom lighting setup, despite the presence of voltage at the socket. The user replaced the cable and confirmed the bulb works with a different power supply. Responses suggest checking the supply voltage, as the existing setup may be providing 11.8V AC, which is unsuitable for the LED bulb designed for 12V DC. It is recommended to measure the voltage at the bulb socket when connected and consider the possibility of different transformers in the ceiling outputs. Suggestions include using a compatible halogen 12V bulb or LED equivalents, ensuring the correct supply voltage is provided.
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