Removing GU10 lamp

More in hope than faith, I put some WD-40 equivalent on E14 threads of new lamps. There's no significant temperature as they're 3W, 320 lm, LEDs mounted horizontally. In about 10 years' time...

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PeterC
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Heard of silicone grease being used on GES lamp sockets outdoors, but GU10 Twist And Lock , TAL as it was when it came out, is just a crap socket.

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Adam Aglionby

And the bulb is clean. Old bulbs might well have a coating of something slippery. Even just dust.

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Dave Plowman (News)

Certainly will in a kitchen, especially if ghee has been used. I had to clean a ghee-coated kitchen once - didn't know about AGs then!

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PeterC

If you want grease, conductive grease is the last thing it needs. Most greases become corrosive in the presence of electricity.

NT

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meow2222

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