I have 3 "Chill" pendants that were made by LBL lighting. They operate via a 12v low voltage transformer that goes to a BRAIDED coaxial wire with a ceramic socket for a GY6.35 xenon bulb. I have HAD IT with these pendtants. The ceramic plug at the end of the braided line burns up every 6-12 months, and with three pendants, I am basically constantly replacing the stupid braided wire and socket (it comes as one piece). Even worse, now stock is limited and it seems like $55 per replacement! It is also an hour of annoying work to get the braided line cut just right, put into the set screws just right, etc etc. I am DONE! Attaching links/PDFs of what I have now in case it is not clear. [url]https://www.lbclighting.com/287coxfi.html[/url] I have found standard two-wire ceramic GY6.35 sockets for $2 each, but I just don't see HOW I could solder it or get it to work with the braided coaxial setup that it uses. ( [url]https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/household-bulb-sockets-adapters/mr16-socket-mr11-bi-pin-socket-for-gu53g4gx53gy635gz4-base-bulbs/499/2027/?gclid=CjwKCAjw4pT1BRBUEiwAm5QuR0vCGaffDrHLkpQG_akQe1zYQepPDv-EavGwc63psBJfVYCCDJnP3hoCxzsQAvD_BwE[/url] ) I would like to replace the setup with something modern, dimmable, maybe LED. Key questions/info: -EACH of my three pendants has its own 12v low voltage transformer up in the recessed box in the ceiling. - Am I missing an obvious/easy way to use the $2 replacement two-wire socket with the braided coax set-up that it has? I just can't see soldering the braid to the ground with any success, much less getting the length right when it's all said and done. - Thinking about dumping that old setup and going with something reliable - Are there potential options for changing out the wiring type that let me keep my glass pendants themselves? Guessing not, but I do like them and they weren't cheap - If I were to start from scratch, I know nothing about dimmable LED pendant options/wiring.... is it as "simple" as undoing the transformers that are there for my LBL pendants so that I have regular house wiring exposed, and then attaching whatever new LED/low voltage transformer comes with the new setup? Are they typically individual transformers like I have now, or are most one master transformer that goes to X number of pendants? Any other questions or pictures I can provide, just let me know! Thanks

My wife wants to light up the area under our covered porch.- accent lighting? A few questions: It's about 27' long, the left area in front of dining room is something like 3' deep other than the bay window. The door area on the right is 8" deep. there was a single light over the front door that we removed and switched from right inside the front door. I'm envisioning that on/off switch being replaced with a timer so these lights are on till 11PM or so 1) We didn't know how many lights / what brightness / location to avoid bright spots / shadows. I jury rig hung some of the newer LED low profile lights (60w, 5 shades of white) from Home Depot about 1' from the front of the overhang. Surprisingly, it came out pretty good for shadows / even lighting? Do you have better idea than this? How would you have done it when it was the big cans (and old work / ceiling already in place)? 2) I put a dimmer on the system so we could play with the brightness. It needed to be turned down to get the lighting level my wife was looking for. Any idea how you would equate what 'wattage' / lumen lamps we should get to equal that brightness? Or just leave the dimmer in the loop? 3) Me personally, I think it looks a bit goofy - a dark house (maybe light from a window or 2) and the porch lit up. She likes it so... happy wife / happy life : ) but your thoughts? She doesn't want to light up the whole house. I had put 12v lights along the walk a few years ago and I think that's functional / looks good. 4) For the lights on the walk, I have a power outlet timer that powers the power pack starting at 2PM. The power pack has a light sensor that turns on the lights on the walk at dusk. Then the power outllet timer turns them off at 11PM how would you set things up so the porch lighting comes on at dusk and turns off at a set time?.... and maybe be able to override / turn the lights on at another time from that power switch on the inside of the front of the doors? So optimally, I'm looking for a dimmer, timer and on/off switch all in a 1 gang space. Does that exist?