GU10 Mathmos Telstar - Stuck Bulb - Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate2024-03-28T13:38:26Zhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/gu10-mathmos-telstar-stuck-bulb?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A849512&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks for the replies. These…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2021-09-07:1566398:Comment:8494572021-09-07T13:54:30.416ZPaulhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/PaulBottiglieri
<p>Thanks for the replies. These are all less than a year old with the exception of the black/copper, some never had the bulb changed I tried everything but the entire fitting is loose in the base so not enough leverage. Even got other people to try to make sure I wasnt being stupid.</p>
<p>The only solution was to take the entire fitting out of the base. Surprisingly there is nothing holding the fitting so seems like a design oversight. </p>
<p>Plus, they dont space the legs equally anymore…</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies. These are all less than a year old with the exception of the black/copper, some never had the bulb changed I tried everything but the entire fitting is loose in the base so not enough leverage. Even got other people to try to make sure I wasnt being stupid.</p>
<p>The only solution was to take the entire fitting out of the base. Surprisingly there is nothing holding the fitting so seems like a design oversight. </p>
<p>Plus, they dont space the legs equally anymore with the new silver ones :-/. Makes the whole thing look wonky.</p>
<p>Overall however, the re-design does look great.</p> The only thing I can imagine…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2021-09-03:1566398:Comment:8495122021-09-03T22:56:54.761ZArnehttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/kalel
<p>The only thing I can imagine is that whenever you turn the lamp on/off there is a small spark at the pins of the bulb and over time it becomes sort of a welded spot. I've had switches do that. I would try lubrication like wd40 spray and stay gel lubricant to fill the gaps or probly better a snubber capacitor (x2 type) to surpress the spark...but dont ask me where to put it, space is probly tight.</p>
<p>The only thing I can imagine is that whenever you turn the lamp on/off there is a small spark at the pins of the bulb and over time it becomes sort of a welded spot. I've had switches do that. I would try lubrication like wd40 spray and stay gel lubricant to fill the gaps or probly better a snubber capacitor (x2 type) to surpress the spark...but dont ask me where to put it, space is probly tight.</p>