MR16 Halogen bulb
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? |
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 |
MR16 Halogen bulb
"Paul Franklin" wrote in message ... 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...uctDisplay?top categoryId=15579&catalogId=10103&storeId=12&produc tId=18852&langI d=-1&parentCats=15579*15932*15935 The replacement bulbs look like this: http://www.lighting.philips.co.in/ap...454/LPPR3_HDIC HRO_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 well I finally got one out. Getting the new one in is near impossible. ****in IKEA. |
MR16 Halogen bulb
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? Long skinny fingers. -- Joseph Meehan Dia duit |
MR16 Halogen bulb
Kathy wrote:
"Paul Franklin" wrote in message ... 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...uctDisplay?top categoryId=15579&catalogId=10103&storeId=12&produc tId=18852&langI d=-1&parentCats=15579*15932*15935 The replacement bulbs look like this: http://www.lighting.philips.co.in/ap...454/LPPR3_HDIC HRO_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 well I finally got one out. Getting the new one in is near impossible. ****in IKEA. I don't have them, but is there a way to get the bulb socket to push out of the reflector shell? Maybe a twist on the socket? Perhaps you saved the instructions? -- Bill In Hamptonburgh, NY |
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