I, too, have had this problem. In my case, it was in the base of the fixture. The contacts were burnt and corroded. I sanded the contacts and everything was fine--but DT sent me a new fixture which I installed. I also could push on the base with a broomstick and make them work and they would also go off and on by themselves as long as the switch was on.
Everyone probably knows this, but the 50 watt halogens are too much bulb for the fixture--well, three of them are anyway. Too much current is drawn, causing the overheating and burning.
I replaced the 50 watt bulbs with 30 watt ones and everything is ok.
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