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Default those high powered flashlights (Halogen?)

I have one with 1 million power rating.
Since it only keeps a charge for 10 minutes or so (it is getting on a
bit) I have tried to replace the bulb with one from a lower rated one.
It was not possible to order one from Maplins and I was led to believe
you can't get them.
I managed to scavenge one from the recycling centre.I It was from a
500,000 rated spotlight.
I could see that the bulb was more or less identical and so I switched
it.
At first it worked but when I reassembled it ,it stopped working.
I thought I could have blown the bulb but the previous bulb now would
not work either.
Have I blown the circuit or is it harder to reassemble than I
expected?
I had to get the old bulb out by bending the casing with pliers and
the paper clip shaped object that was there before doesn't seem to
want to fit in and hold the bulb in place (but that shouldn't be the
problem as the bulb was working at first just lying loosely in the
casing -but won't now)
 
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