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Paul Franklin
 
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Default MR16 Halogen bulb

On Sun, 5 Mar 2006 21:57:05 -0500, "Kathy"
wrote:

Whats the trick to changing these mr16 lightbulbs?
This is the light:
http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/store...79*15932*15935

The replacement bulbs look like this:
http://www.lighting.philips.co.in/ap..._GU5.3_36D.GIF


I can't get the old ones out. I got the light assembly thing off
the track but I can't get the bulb out. Is there a special tool
for this?


The bulb just pulls straight out. You can wiggle it a little to help
slide it out. If it won't come out, the pins may be corroded. You
can take a shoelace or piece of twine (don't use wire) and wrap it
around the bulb a time or two and use that to pull with more force.

HTH,

Paul