Matty F wrote :
I took the bulb holder apart and found a mercury switch inside. The
mercury was coated in oxide. I took the mercury out and cleaned it and
cleaned its container. The switch worked perfectly after that.

A mercury switch - that would make it a very long time ago :-)

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Harry (M1BYT) (L)
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