Hmmm... It depends. Sometimes hamm-fisted folks
screw a bulb into a socket too hard or too often.
The center of the socket can become corroded or
depressed. It normally is a tad springy & is
1/16th" - 1/8th" above the bottom of the socket.
UNPLUG THE LIGHT and
You can easily BUT GENTLY lift this with a screwdriver
or a bent paperclip. Do not overdo this. BEFORE you
do this, if it is not shiny at all, a pencil eraser will shine
it up a bit, usually. Depends on the brass compound %'s.
(May not be brass, but clean this.)
If it screws in difficultly, I use a candle. Birthday, etc.
Wax. Not much. Just a tad on the socket or better,
the bulb. Pencil graphite is a small risk. While wax is
a lubricant, it does not conduct. Graphite does, but
is somewhat resistive and can get hot & heat the
socket. Less, is more - but a tad might assist.
White is corrosion on the silver-ish socket.
Not worth fixing, but cleanable. Hassle!
There may be 2 screws or 2 rivets at the bottom
of the socket. If there is black around 1, you might
clean up everything if there are screws. I mean,
remove screws, wires, cut wires each back 1".
Start fresh. THIS, if such, *sometimes* yields a
faint crackle to the ear, with a regular incandescent
bulb, when the socket gets hot, or sooner. Some
new florescent bulbs are cheap crap. Some say,
Hecho en China. $1 or $4, there may or may not
be a dif. May the force be with you, just in case.
Happy Thanksgiving, Canadians...
BillSF9c
BillSF9c
Posted by: "Ray Kornele" krazykyngekorny
> Replace it. It's not a difficult job.
KrazyKyngeKorny (Krazy, not stupid)
greatyoga wrote:
> > Maybe I have a bad socket too. Is there a way to revive the socket?
> Thanks,
> GB --
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