No this is not recessed lighting. This is a strip / bar light. The
lights are directional and attach to the bar so the lights themselves
are not close to the connections. The line that overheated was a
factory connection and and wire.
Robert R.
>
> Are these recessed can lights? Whatever type they are, the bulb (MR11
> or MR16?) get very hot and any wiring within their proximity needs to
> be high temperature wire as the factory wire would be. Also, the
> connector needs to be as well such as with a porcelain wire nut. You
> may have to order these online (ie, EBAY) as home depot or lowes do
> not have them as far as I can find. These sockets often get loose and
> need to be replaces as well. These sockets come with a pigtail (lead)
> wire on them.
>
> --- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, Robert Rushing <rnrushing@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > I'm trying to help out my father-in-law. He has a 12 volt light and
> the
> > wries have gotten hot and melt. This is an in house light so it is
> > connected to the 120 volt house current by a transformer in the
> light
> > housing. The 120 volt house wire connects to black, white and green
> just
> > like a standard light, and this wiring is fine. Inside the light
> housing
> > is a factory connection of what is about a #14 stranded red to a
> very
> > small stranded white from the transformer. This connection to is
> fine.
> > Then there is another #14 stranded connected to a small white
> stranded
> > from the transformer. This #14 white has over heated. The insulation
> has
> > became very hard and brittle and the factory installed crimp wire
> nut
> > has over heated. Father-in-law had all ready taken the light down.
> One
> > possibility could be, the wire was against the transformer, but I
> don't
> > think so this is the second light like this he has had problems
> with.
> > The other one was in a different location. My next guess is he has a
> > faulty neutral connection somewhere in the circuit, but everything
> else
> > is working fine and the other light did the same thing on a
> different
> > circuit.
> >
> > Any suggestions / idea on what is causing his problem?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Robert R.
> >
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