[Shop-talk] PITA to remove screw in bulbs

[DAVID MASSEY]

 I've used copper bearing anti-seize with good results on old automotive harnesses.  If using it here apply a thin layer on the threads only and away from the insulator.  Wipe off the excess.
I always have a can of it here since it lasts forever.
 
Dave 


 
 
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From: Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
To: shop-talk at 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 '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:
  
 
#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 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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