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Follow up to my question about outdoor lamps

Please check out my previous post here.

I'd like to say thank you to everyone who helped me with my last question. Hopefully you can help me again...

I had a look at my setup, and the system actually has 70 lamps. That implies that each one likely draws 0.1W (if I understand this correctly) given that the transformer has a Max output of 9W.

I'm having a hard time finding lamps that fit this spec, so now I'm wondering if I could simply change the transformer. Do I risk melting the wires or burning my house down doing something like this?

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If voltage stays the same, and power (watts) goes up, current (amps) must go up as well. When amps go up, wire thickness needs to go up (it goes in steps), because wires resist current slightly and could overheat.

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Thats what I thought. So it's not advisable...

Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

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