Halogen lights? Questions

[Eric Gonzalez]

I have two lights with bulbs that need replacing, but these are halogen lights that kind of intimidate me still. One of the lights is a PBL MXLIGHT with two long skinny halogen bulbs, The other is a Britek. I took the bulb out of the Britek and it says "500 watt 120 volt" on the side, but no  brand name. So two questions:

Will any halogen with the correct watts and voltage work with a halogen light

And:

If i use a lower voltage and wattage, will it work but not be as bright? 

I don't want anything to explode in my face here. I found the website 1000 bulbs but I don't want to buy without confidence. Most videos i'm finding online are for LED's which I neither own nor am a fan of. 

[JD Hartman]

Double ended halogen 500w?  Yes you can substitute a 300w globe of the same length.  Why not use ND or a scrim to knock down the output? Make certain the color temp isn't too low, as close to 3500 as you can find.

 

A lower voltage globe will have a very short and bright lifespan.  Don't do it.

Edited March 30, 2019 by JD Hartman

[Eric Gonzalez]

Okay, thanks a lot, ill look into getting those bulbs now. And I have color gels as well that I can use