GU10 Bulbs
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Buck Parrish
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Oh yeah, They come with a lot of the more costly lights. Or some times with a light that has a transformer.
I had hoped that they were starting to fade out.
They sometimes get corrosion at the contact points. Maybe from heat deteriorating the metal.
I had hoped that they were starting to fade out.
They sometimes get corrosion at the contact points. Maybe from heat deteriorating the metal.
They don't get hot - they are LED. The issue is extracting an old bulb. The housing is just marginally larger that the bulb diameter so you can't get your fingers round it to twist it.
Why the bulbs fail is another matter. The unit is still in warranty so the supplier sends us replacement bulbs. No questions asked. But it'same removal issue each and every time.
- Location
- Placerville, CA, USA
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- Retired PV System Designer
Sounds like a job for a clever suction cup?
- Location
- Chapel Hill, NC
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- Retired Electrical Contractor
On the back of the track head are 2 screws which hold the socket in place. Take those out and it may help you. I have had to do that in the past.
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- Chapel Hill, NC
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- Retired Electrical Contractor
I assume you know, in order to loosen the bulb, that you have to push in and turn at the same time.
That's what I tought but can't find one. Toy bow and arrow with suction cups on the arrows - can't find that.
Eventually used brown parcel tape.
Correct assumption.
There are no screws on the back. There is no rear access. The wires to the sockets are fed down the metal tubes which perform the functions of a raceway and a supports for each fitting - besides being decorative.
You can just about make them out in my photograph.
kwired
Electron manager
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- NE Nebraska
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- EC
They are a common base type for certain halogen lamps here, though you might be seeing more used with LED's then before.They don't get hot - they are LED. The issue is extracting an old bulb. The housing is just marginally larger that the bulb diameter so you can't get your fingers round it to twist it.
Why the bulbs fail is another matter. The unit is still in warranty so the supplier sends us replacement bulbs. No questions asked. But it'same removal issue each and every time.
Perhaps some sort of "suction cup" tool to attach to the lamp and use to turn to remove?
K8MHZ
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- Electrician
I just replaced a similar bulb for my X and IIRC, the suction cup came with the bulb. If not, she got one somewhere made just for changing those bulbs.
K8MHZ
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- Electrician
K8MHZ
Senior Member
- Occupation
- Electrician
Google : gu10 bulb tool
for more choices.
for more choices.
Thanks guys - help much appreciated.
I got by this time with parcel tape - and in the process my dog learned a few new choice words..........
Definitely a tool for the next time - and I feel there will be a next time.
We have LED lamps everywhere and these are the only failures we have had. In the room that most needs the light and has the highest volume of traffic.......
I got by this time with parcel tape - and in the process my dog learned a few new choice words..........
Definitely a tool for the next time - and I feel there will be a next time.
We have LED lamps everywhere and these are the only failures we have had. In the room that most needs the light and has the highest volume of traffic.......
K8MHZ
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- Electrician
Thanks guys - help much appreciated.
I got by this time with parcel tape - and in the process my dog learned a few new choice words..........
Definitely a tool for the next time - and I feel there will be a next time.
We have LED lamps everywhere and these are the only failures we have had. In the room that most needs the light and has the highest volume of traffic.......
Red Green would have used duct tape and had that bulb out in no time!!
ggunn
PE (Electrical), NABCEP certified
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- Austin, TX, USA
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- Consulting Electrical Engineer - Photovoltaic Systems
No doubt!
But I didn't have any handy at the time...........
You could have used a hammer to smash the lamp and then reached in with needlenose pliers to remove the remains.
kwired
Electron manager
- Location
- NE Nebraska
- Occupation
- EC
I was thinking of suggesting something similar.You could have used a hammer to smash the lamp and then reached in with needlenose pliers to remove the remains.
As it happens, my parcel tape pulled off the lens cover. Much more purchase when the smooth part was removed.You could have used a hammer to smash the lamp and then reached in with needlenose pliers to remove the remains.
Maybe I should market my new, dual purpose removal tool........
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