[Shop-talk] PITA to remove screw in bulbs

[Bob Spidell]

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 stuff works 
great, and is tenacious as hell:

https://www.alliedelec.com/product/color-keyed-by-abb/cp8-tb/70092765/

I've been using it on battery terminals, and the old bullet-style 
connectors in my old cars to occlude air and prevent corrosion.


On 6/16/2022 12:53 PM, Tim . wrote:
> 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.
>
> 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?
>
> thanks
>
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