"Gary J Tait" wrote in message
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On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 19:51:00 GMT, DaveC wrote:

On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 10:01:16 -0800, Yukio YANO wrote
(in article MTi%d.737577$Xk.205221@pd7tw3no):

use a small amount of SILICONE grease on point of contact to stop the
oxidation and lower the temperature at point of contact.

Hmm... don't want to get grease *into* the connection, do I? Silicon
grease
is an insulator.

Exactly how will this lower the temperature? The grease, as I understand
it,
is a conductor of heat, but without a heat sink to conduct the heat *to*,
grease alone won't help, will it?

Or am I missing something important here?

The pin on the lamp will displace enough silicoine to make an
electrical connetion. The silicone will keep the metals from
oxidising. My worry is the heat melting the silicone enough to cause
it to ooze out.

I would just replace the socket personally, there's a few oddballs, but most
of them are reasonably available.