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Jason Christenson
05-02-2010, 1:51 PM
Is there anything I can put on the threads of light bulbs to keep them from getting stuck in the sockets?

Thanks.

Matt Meiser
05-02-2010, 3:11 PM
There's something called dielectric grease sold at auto parts stores for keeping connections from corroding, including bulbs. Don't see why you couldn't use that?

David G Baker
05-02-2010, 3:39 PM
I have used Vaseline for years on light bulb threads and have never had a problem. I also use it on battery terminal cables after they have been cleaned and installed, helps slow down the corrosion.

Mitchell Andrus
05-02-2010, 3:52 PM
Vaseline... as long as it doesn't get gummy when it gets hot.... Hadn't thought of that.
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Zach England
05-02-2010, 4:31 PM
I have never had this problem. Maybe it is different in more humid climates.

Zach England
05-02-2010, 4:32 PM
You could call on the Huskers football team. They are excellent at removing lightbulbs--should only take ten of them. Afterall, the N stands for nowledge.

John Schreiber
05-02-2010, 6:47 PM
You could call on the Huskers football team. They are excellent at removing lightbulbs--should only take ten of them. Afterall, the N stands for nowledge.
Where I went to school it only took one football player to change a light bulb. But he got three credit hours for it.

glenn bradley
05-02-2010, 8:17 PM
Wow. That was nearly a full topic deviation in only a few posts. Exciting stuff!

Lee Schierer
05-03-2010, 8:14 AM
You can spray the socket and lamp base with silicone.

Paul Atkins
05-03-2010, 5:52 PM
Never had the problem with brass sockets and bases, just aluminum. Would any of these lubes act as an insulator and make the contact worse? Never thought grease or such was a conductor.

bill kiss
05-03-2010, 10:55 PM
Use the dielectric grease sold at AZ/Advance/OReillys. Its a silicone grease designed for that job. A $1.20 pack will last for a lot of years bulbs.

John Baranowski
05-04-2010, 2:31 PM
Or just break of the bulb, then use a potato to get it out

Myk Rian
05-04-2010, 3:49 PM
Light bulb lube? Spit on it. :D

Anthony Diodati
05-04-2010, 7:14 PM
http://www.lightbulbsdirect.com/page/001/CTGY/ScktLube
Or the dielectric grease.
Thanks, Tony

Rory Talkington
05-05-2010, 1:43 AM
Often, over-tightening on the initial install can cause problems later. Especially in temperate climates. Anyone have a rule-of-thumb in that regard?

mickey cassiba
05-05-2010, 11:06 PM
Often, over-tightening on the initial install can cause problems later. Especially in temperate climates. Anyone have a rule-of-thumb in that regard?
If your thumb hurts, it's too tight?
Mick