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Alternative oven interior lamps?
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jogri:

--- Quote from: Rerouter on February 23, 2020, 03:40:42 am ---You stuck with incandescent types unless you want some really horrible crap being let out on whatever your cooking,

If the bulb is 12V, then replace it with a bulb 2-4 times the wattage in double the voltage rating, It will last much longer. as the device internally will be operating at a lower voltage.

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That would work with normal incandescent bulbs, but i am not sure if halogen lamps would survive that for long as they absolutely need the high temperatures to operate: they rely on the tungsten iodide inside the lamp to deposit onto the hottest part of the lamp (the filament), breaking apart and forming new tungsten on the filament-> it repairs itself.

If you run it way below its nominal wattage, i am not sure if this process kicks in enough to counter the normal decay of the filament. It could work, but it could also fail much faster as it is ironically not hot enough for the lamp to operate properly (the oven doesn't make a difference since this process needs over 1200°C).
steve30:
No recommendations unfortunately, but I'm surprised you have to replace your oven lamps so often. My oven uses a standard tungsten "oven bulb" which usually lasts years.
Red Squirrel:
That got me thinking, wonder what IS the alternative?  Surely they are going to stop making incandescent bulbs soon, if they haven’t already.
coppice:

--- Quote from: Halcyon on February 23, 2020, 03:29:44 am ---My oven has three halogen interior lights, they are just the small two-pin "push in" type (12 volt from memory).

I'm having to replace them every 2-6 months (presumably because they just get too hot). All that sits between the bulbs and the oven cavity is a plate of glass.

Is anyone aware of better quality bulbs that might be able to stand up to the hot conditions and last longer? Alternatively, is there such a thing as an LED replacement for this application?

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Are you buying the bulbs that are specially made for ovens? Standard bulbs won't last long, but the specially made ones are usually fine..... unless, perhaps, your oven has poor thermal design.
Electro Detective:

The sockets can get crusty over time and or not screwed in properly etc so not be making enough full contact with the globe, and or arcing on every start up.

I've swapped out a crusty one that also sported a cracked glass dome, been good for a few years

They should be checked every few years and spares ordered way before, as parts may never be available again just when you need them
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