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How to remove....

Mr E · 2013-03-26 09:29:25

Dumb question of the day. We have one of these lights in work, which as you can see has blown after 11 years long service. We've poked, pulled, twisted, pressed (and other obscene gestures) and none of us can figure out how to remove it. The bit just above the burn mark looks like it might be some sort of release, but…

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26-03-2013 10:29am

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Mr E

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Dumb question of the day. We have one of these lights in work, which as you can see has blown after 11 years long service.

We've poked, pulled, twisted, pressed (and other obscene gestures) and none of us can figure out how to remove it. The bit just above the burn mark looks like it might be some sort of release, but doesn't seem to do anything.

Does anybody have any experience with these? Does it just need brute force?

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#2 26-03-2013 10:33am
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Should just pull down straight out of it.

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#3 26-03-2013 10:33am
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Pull from the center plastic part. It clips into a plastic socket behind it. Be careful of the glass

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#4 26-03-2013 10:40am
Mr E

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That did it guys, much appreciated.

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#5 26-03-2013 7:05pm
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So how many people did it take to change the light blub?

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