I have one pop bumper on my HS that has a broken spoon, but the switch contacts look bad too.

As I'm sure you know, a few of the switch terminals have more than one wire soldered to it. In particular, the ones that have two wires and a capacitor soldered onto the same terminal, are a real pain to get back together.

Any advice on getting both wires and the capacitor soldered back, properly?

OK, I ordered all new parts for my HS pop bumpers with the exception of the coils, brackets, and caps.

Everything was going well until I went to replace the lamp sockets. My originals are like the one on the left. I ordered the one on the right, to hold a 555 style lamp. The issue is room inside the pop bumper. The 555 socket is taller, and I am afraid will cause issues when I put the caps back on. As a matter of fact, one of the leads broke off the first one I installed, when I put the cap back on.

I assume this is the wrong socket for these pop bumpers.

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I think the problem in my case is there is very little extra room in the body of the pop bumper. I was hoping to use the 555 style, but I don't think it's going to work, unless I get the socket sitting perfectly flat on the bottom of the pop body.

I can make it fit if I don't break the leads off again, but I bet there is a possibility of the lamp over heating the cap, from being too close. I had hoped to have them rebuilt this weekend, but I suppose I'll be ordering the original style lamp holder.

Thanks Vid.

I doubt a 555 LED would fit. The ones I have are actually taller than an incandescent 555.