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A typical 230V halogen capsule in the bathroom of my father home. Unlike the ones from North America, this lamp had to have 2 filaments because of the higher voltage of our mains electricity: 230V. I don't know why the european incandescent lamps don't uses this mothed of filaments, like the 230V halogen capsules to take the advantages of the US vertical filament. But i think that this is a relatively new technology in Europe to have a mains voltage capsules, and also incandescent lamps with two vertical filaments will be expensive. This specific lamp was made in China. Like all mains voltage capsules, it contains a low gas pressure, meaning that the chance of the lamp to explode is minimal. Keywords: Lamps

A typical 230V halogen capsule in the bathroom of my father home.

Unlike the ones from North America, this lamp had to have 2 filaments because of the higher voltage of our mains electricity: 230V.
I don't know why the european incandescent lamps don't uses this mothed of filaments, like the 230V halogen capsules to take the advantages of the US vertical filament. But i think that this is a relatively new technology in Europe to have a mains voltage capsules, and also incandescent lamps with two vertical filaments will be expensive.
This specific lamp was made in China. Like all mains voltage capsules, it contains a low gas pressure, meaning that the chance of the lamp to explode is minimal.

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Filename:IMG_0094.jpg
Album name:dor123 / Lamps
Keywords:Lamps
Company and Date Manufactured:Unknown, China
Wattage:50W(?)
Lamp Type:230V halogen capsule
Filesize:185 KiB
Date added:Sep 20, 2010
Dimensions:1600 x 1200 pixels
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DateTime Original:2010:03:05 12:11:15
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Exposure Time:1/1600 sec
FNumber:f/8
Flash:No Flash
Focal length:6.2 mm
ISO:80
Make:Canon
Max Aperture:f/2.7
Model:Canon PowerShot A1100 IS
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SeanB~1   [Sep 20, 2010 at 06:47 PM]
Most likely Phillips made. This style is not too good, combining the high power consumption of a standard incandescent with a hard glass body. They are crappy, with a poor life and a very strong tendency to go short circuit at EOL. Another strike against them is that they are quite expensive, and are only available in 50W versions. At least using a 12V variant you get the choice of either a 50W or a 20W version, as well as a bigger variety of beam patterns. They are cheaper initially as there is no need to install a 12V transformer, but there are no other redeeming features.

As you can guess these are not my favourite style of lamp, I refuse to use them. ;(
Form109   [Sep 20, 2010 at 10:25 PM]
i've only ever owned one Halogen Bulb...it was a Phillips 75 Watt Halogena.
Silverliner14B   [Sep 21, 2010 at 05:15 AM]
Sean, the capsule above is quartz. If the pinched end contains ribbon seals, it's quartz. BTW our 120v halogen lamps are not too bad they go out peacefully except the high pressure ones in PARs.
dor123   [Sep 21, 2010 at 11:12 AM]
Dave, of course. All mains voltage capsules have a low pressure gas and so the chance of the lamps to explode, are minimal.
Sean, Philips Clickline 230V capsules are available in 20W and 40W. They have 2,000 hours life.
But they have only 2770K color and their efficiency is only 12.3 Lm/W (EEL=D) for the 40W. But according to the data the Clicklines capsules are made from quartz.
SeanB~1   [Sep 21, 2010 at 05:32 PM]
The only ones I see are in a GU10 twist in base, and are only available in a 50W 38 degree flood , and all are made in PRC. They all fail in short order, and mostly pop a breaker or kill the dimmer they are attached to. Popular in "modernising" your house, but you find out shortly that you are actually using a lot more electricity for lighting, and that they are very good at making shadows if poorly placed ( artistic placing above practical light distribution).
dor123   [Sep 22, 2010 at 04:34 AM]
Sean, i think the major reason for the less efficiency of the MV capsules is because they are underdriven, since they produces 2770K and halogen should produce 3000K. This means lower filament temperature and therefore less efficiency.
traffic light1   [Sep 02, 2019 at 10:41 AM]
Nice pic !
dor123   [Mar 08, 2023 at 06:14 PM]
This lamp lasted 7 years.

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