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G4 halogen connector for kitchen hood

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  • 14-06-2020 12:52pm
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    Hurrache
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    One of our lights in the extractor has been dodgy for a long time, eventually given up the ghost proper. When I put the bulb in it will work with minimal contact, but once I put it in proper there's no electrical contact. I opened up the fitting to see if I can open, clean and rewire but it's moulded onto the wiring. I can find plenty of G4 wiring connections but none of this type where the bulb goes in sideways, rather than head on.

    Can anyone help, maybe I just don't know the term for what I'm looking for and they're common enough.

    I'm also wondering if it would be better to change the entire light fitting itself, although it's not a cooker hood that I can find mentioned on any of the spares sites. That metal piece I had to bend in order to get access to the connector and the entire thing is not designed to be taken apart.

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    autumnalcore
    Registered Users Posts: 835 ✭✭✭autumnalcore


    This is probably the closest you could get https://www.amazon.co.uk/GY6-35-Holders-Ceramic-Halogen-Connection/dp/B00CERLCJA/ref=asc_df_B00CERLCJA/

    If the bezel is a standard diameter you might be able to rip the whole thing out and put in a standard recessed fitting.


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    Hurrache
    Registered Users Posts: 10,234 ✭✭✭✭Hurrache


    Cheers.

    Yeah, I'm guessing it'll be cleaner just to take it out the whole unit and replace it. Plenty seem to look like they'd fit, but no listings on the spares websites actually mention the diameter. I'm pretty sure it's a 'standard' size but as to what the standard diameter is I haven't been able to find out yet.

    I imagine most electrical wholesalers will have them and I wouldn't neccessarily have to get them from a specialist kitchen spares type place?


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