I light I have uses a 200W 19.7 volt halogen. The bulb that was in it was blown and I wanted to see if the lamp worked at all. I put a 20W 12v bulb in it and it worked fine. I saw that I had a 50w 12v bulb and figured that 50 is closer to 200 than 20 so that would be better. I put it in and the bulb blew. Figured may be it was a bad bulb so I tried another one and it blew. Now I am some what scared of putting in the 200W 19.7 volt bulb that I have on order.

Can someone here give me peace of mind and explain how this wattage/voltage thing works? Why does a 20W work fine but not a 50w?

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