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Offline WilSurf

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Low beam globe blown again
« on: May 01, 2013, 10:09:54 AM »
I will try it here as on another forum I got no reply.  ???

On my LX470 I have changed the driver side low beam globe for the second time in 1 month.
When I changed it before, I noticed that the spring which hold the globe in position wasn't very tight.
I bend it a bit but it still didn't hold the globe tight against its holder.
As the base is acting as the earth, is this the cause of blowing again?
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Re: Low beam globe blown again
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2013, 12:12:43 PM »
Hi,
   if the filament is flickering with an intermittent power supply, I would imagine this would not be the kindest treatment you could give it.
See if you can stabilise it, I have put a small dob of solder on a globe terminal to make it a tight fit, but be careful you don't over heat things and destroy the vacuum in the globe.
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Re: Low beam globe blown again
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2013, 04:51:58 PM »
current fluctuation and vibration is the enemy of a quartz halogen globe........I would persist with tweaking the spring to get a better fitment and contact with the housing.
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Re: Low beam globe blown again
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2013, 06:33:30 PM »
Thanks, will have a better look soon.
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