I got given an old Ikea lamp the other day( see pic) and I was wondering how it works . It is 12v and the transformer is in the base part . The bulb ,which looks like a halogen bulb ( and is very bright) is ,obviously ,in the top part but the only connection between the two is the extending pair of legs . Does the 12 v get carried via these legs ?. What is likely to happen if the two legs get shorted together ? Just the job for using near my PC .
It will short and the internal fuse will fail. Don't do it.
The 12v is via the two legs.
One of two possibilities....
Item 1 is the more likely scenario.
Are you sure the legs aren't hollow and there is wiring inside them?
Mark.
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Nup they`re like extending car aerials, at 12V, typically 20W, the voltage is the same as a train set, no hazard apart from shorting the rails which takes out the trafos thermal fuse.
Still a current Ikea/ B&Q/Argos item,sub fiver, typing by one at the moment.
Adam
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