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(Chris Lewis) wrote in
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According to Chuckles :
"John Grabowski" wrote in
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My concern would be that the bulb may not be making good contact
with the lamp socket. If the connection is loose, excessive heat
will be generated and cause more damage then from overtightening.

Yes, the best way is to see when it just lights up and then measure
the fraction of a turn to where it stops going further, then back off
halfway. Europeans say 1/3 of the way, but that's because they use
the stupid metric system (220 volts) as opposed to the imperial
system (110 volts).

I wonder if it is threads like this that contribute to the design of
government issue $5000.00 light bulb torque wrenches?