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Re: [Shop-talk] PITA to remove screw in bulbs

To: "bspidell@comcast.net" <bspidell@comcast.net>, "shop-talk@autox.team.net" <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] PITA to remove screw in bulbs
From: DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey@cs.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2022 20:47:50 +0000 (UTC)
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 I've used copper bearing anti-seize with good results on old automotive ha=
rnesses.=C2=A0 If using it here apply a thin layer on the threads only and =
away from the insulator.=C2=A0 Wipe off the excess.
I always have a can of it here since it lasts forever.
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Dave=20


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-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
Sent: Thu, Jun 16, 2022 3:16 pm
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] PITA to remove screw in bulbs

 You can use dielectric grease, but it's an electrical insulator (hence 'di=
electric'). The theory is threads push it away allowing contact, but you're=
 kinda at cross-purposes. I've used it for years, but someone recommended t=
o me a better solution. Expensive, but this stuff works great, and is tenac=
ious as hell:
=20
https://www.alliedelec.com/product/color-keyed-by-abb/cp8-tb/70092765/
=20
 I've been using it on battery terminals, and the old bullet-style connecto=
rs in my old cars to occlude air and prevent corrosion.
=20
=20
 On 6/16/2022 12:53 PM, Tim . wrote:
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#yiv2692541483 P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;} Mostly in ceiling fans....=
.I have a hard time removing screw in bulbs. They are very hard to turn and=
 at least once I've had the bulb twist out of its mount leaving the male en=
d in the fixture.=C2=A0 =20
   Can I use di-electric grease on light bulbs? If not, is there something =
else that I can use to make it easier to remove bulbs? =20
   thanks=20
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<div> <font size="3">I've used copper bearing anti-seize with good results on 
old automotive harnesses.&nbsp; If using it here apply a thin layer on the 
threads only and away from the insulator.&nbsp; Wipe off the 
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size="2">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Bob Spidell &lt;bspidell@comcast.net&gt;<br>
To: shop-talk@autox.team.net<br>
Sent: Thu, Jun 16, 2022 3:16 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] PITA to remove screw in bulbs<br>
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    You can use dielectric grease, but it's an electrical insulator
    (hence 'dielectric'). The theory is threads push it away allowing
    contact, but you're kinda at cross-purposes. I've used it for years,
    but someone recommended to me a better solution. Expensive, but this
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    I've been using it on battery terminals, and the old bullet-style
    connectors in my old cars to occlude air and prevent corrosion.<br 
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        Mostly in ceiling fans.....I have a hard time removing screw in
        bulbs. They are very hard to turn and at least once I've had the
        bulb twist out of its mount leaving the male end in the
        fixture.&nbsp;</div>

      
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        Can I use di-electric grease on light bulbs? If not, is there
        something else that I can use to make it easier to remove bulbs?</div>

      
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        thanks</div>

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