Lamp keeps burning light bulbs, can it be fixed?

Question: I purchased a lamp that is used for photo lighting. It uses day light 120V bulbs and it has worked fine for about a year now. Out of no where the lamp now burns the light bulbs. Does this sound like something that could be fixed? The manufacturer does not make replacement parts for this item "or so I was told" so I trying to see if there is anything that I can do. Thanks so much.

Answer: A lamp itself cannot 'add' voltage to circuit although a high amperage draw appliance such as an air conditioner on the same circut may be giving you a local brown-out condition. A qualified electrician can measure this for you. Something else may be at play here. Maybe really, really cheap bulbs or significant vibration while the lamp is on. If you can't track the cause just add a dimmer (for the lamp only) and keep it set slightly below max.

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