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02-20-2007

JoeSpareBedroom

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Posted by FH on February 20, 2007, 4:00 pm

i recently had to replace a couple of light bulbs on my ceiling fan. when i
went to take one out, the glass seperated from the part that actually screws
in... the second and third bulbs did the same.... it felt tight (the
connecting metal part) as i was trying to unscrew them. is there something i
could put on the metal threads to keep that from happening again?

thanks in advance

Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on February 20, 2007, 4:19 pm

>i recently had to replace a couple of light bulbs on my ceiling fan. when i

>went to take one out, the glass seperated from the part that actually

>screws in... the second and third bulbs did the same.... it felt tight (the

>connecting metal part) as i was trying to unscrew them. is there something

>i could put on the metal threads to keep that from happening again?

> thanks in advance

Go to an auto parts store and get a little tube of dielectric grease. Put a
very thin film of it on the threads of the new light bulbs.

Posted by jackson on February 20, 2007, 8:23 pm

"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message

> "FH" wrote in message

>>i recently had to replace a couple of light bulbs on my ceiling fan. when

>>i went to take one out, the glass seperated from the part that actually

>>screws in... the second and third bulbs did the same.... it felt tight

>>(the connecting metal part) as i was trying to unscrew them. is there

>>something i could put on the metal threads to keep that from happening

>>again?

>> thanks in advance

> Go to an auto parts store and get a little tube of dielectric grease. Put

> a very thin film of it on the threads of the new light bulbs.

I've never seen that automotive dielectric grease used on 115AC circuits
before, I'll have to go look at the package regarding that issue. That
stuff does rock on automotive connectors though!

I have always found that the cheapo bulbs tend to have this problem more
often then the name brand bulbs. One thing to look for though is bulbs are
rated for the base position when burned. I suspect that your ceiling fan
uses the bulbs in a 'base up' position, or at enough of an angle to be
considered base up, and the bulbs you are using are only rated for 'base
down' to 'horizontal' use. This too would cause the problem you describe.
I would check that before I started messing with putting any grease in
there......

Hope this helps!

Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on February 20, 2007, 8:25 pm

> "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message

>> "FH" wrote in message

>>>i recently had to replace a couple of light bulbs on my ceiling fan. when

>>>i went to take one out, the glass seperated from the part that actually

>>>screws in... the second and third bulbs did the same.... it felt tight

>>>(the connecting metal part) as i was trying to unscrew them. is there

>>>something i could put on the metal threads to keep that from happening

>>>again?

>>>

>>> thanks in advance

>>>

>> Go to an auto parts store and get a little tube of dielectric grease. Put

>> a very thin film of it on the threads of the new light bulbs.

> I've never seen that automotive dielectric grease used on 115AC circuits

> before, I'll have to go look at the package regarding that issue. That

> stuff does rock on automotive connectors though!

Using it on AC circuits isn't a problem at all. The trick is to put it on
the bulb's threads, not slather it all over the entire base.

Posted by FH on February 21, 2007, 9:46 pm

never heard of this before, thanks Jackson :-)

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