I installed them when we reno’d the kitchen 4 years ago. Worked fine until a few months ago when they started to go on an off intermittently. I thought it was a faulty switch, because they would come back on when I jiggled it. I replaced the switch, and it seemed to work at first, but a day later, they are cutting out again.

The connection to the transformer is above the cabinets in a well ventilated area.

Any ideas?

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I have halogen under cabinet lights that go out after burning about ten minutes. I assume the transformer is overheating. Would changing to lED lights stop this problem? Can I use the existing wiring and transformer and just replace the fixture?

We bought a small (3 light) under-counter set that is plugged into an ordinary outlet and installed the set in our kitchen. We love it…but after a time, it just stopped working. My husband replaced it with a whole new set…and now that one has stopped working as well. We bought a meter to test our outlet, but all we could figure out from that is that the outlet is delivering the right amount of voltage. What are we missing?
We’ve not yet had a chance to try bulb replacement, since both times the whole set has failed (never one light, or two), which leads us to believe it’s a “system” failure…
Bruce–we’ve never had the chance to change the bulbs yet. The bulbs haven’t blown–the whole system has failed.
More info for Bruce–after our first installation failed, we threw the whole thing away and bought another one at a different home improvement store, so if we managed to catch a crappy run TWICE under those circumstances, then maybe we ought not even think about replacing the lights…
I just tested the bulbs–all three are good.

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Family: Xenon Under Counter Lights

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Amazon.com Product Description
If you need accent lighting but want a little more illumination than smaller undercabinet models provide, the G9165 pucks are the answer. Good Earth Lighting’s Sunspot line of halogen undercabinet “puck” lights give you bright, clean light in a small, low-profile housing that will fit just about anywhere (2-3/4-inch diameter by 1-inch depth). The G9165 gives you the extra brightness of five 10-watt halogen bulbs.

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