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Quoted from o-din:How do to clean the spot where the wire terminal makes contact with the spring loaded center terminal below the socket as that is usually where I see them lose contact?
Odin, Do you mean this part ?
I tighten the swiveling metal connector that is connected to the bulb center contact by squeezing the tab with my vice (mole) grips. I have not had any issues with bulb sockets on any of my restores after this procedure.
Vice (Mole) Grips about to distort the tab and add pressure to the contact point.
Grips ready to 'fix' tab (resized).JPG
Tab fixed. (resized).JPG
This with the first part of soldering the bulb holder to the metal ring as the fiber washer has usually shrunk.
Soldered light holder.
Quoted from cottonm4:Yeah. .....Add it to your bag of tricks. Save it as a last ditch effort, but when all else fails, give this a try.
Agree, and saved.
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