JHZR2
Staff member
I have one light “fixture” on one of my garages, that is literally just a female socket hanging down…. Been there for probably 35 years, works fine. There’s no cover or enclosure.
I put in an LED bulb in the spring. I like the old school look. It has worked fine, until the combo of 5F and high winds before Christmas… it was just blown off and broken in the sidewalk below. I guess a combination of wind and water?
but that’s not what this is about…. I went up on my ladder to get it out… and couldn’t. It was the LED base…. Edison base, aluminum, circuit board, plastic. Couldn’t get it to unscrew. Ultimately had to destroy it and misshape it to get it to back out. My suspicion is that though the bulb says suitable for damp locations, it doesn’t get very hot and had slight corrosion.
The female base is brass. I have no idea if there are outdoor bulbs that are coated in nickel or something else. I like the look of my little LED bulb. What treatment woukd be best to help prevent corrosion? Do I dare use silicone dielectric grease? Just screw in not as tight?
All my other outdoor bulbs are in fixtures and have no issues… so this is a one off thing, I like the look, it’s old fashioned looking and fits the building, I just don’t want to have to deal with unscrewing a stuck lightbulb up on a ladder again, it’s kind of a precarious position….
Any recommendations?
I put in an LED bulb in the spring. I like the old school look. It has worked fine, until the combo of 5F and high winds before Christmas… it was just blown off and broken in the sidewalk below. I guess a combination of wind and water?
but that’s not what this is about…. I went up on my ladder to get it out… and couldn’t. It was the LED base…. Edison base, aluminum, circuit board, plastic. Couldn’t get it to unscrew. Ultimately had to destroy it and misshape it to get it to back out. My suspicion is that though the bulb says suitable for damp locations, it doesn’t get very hot and had slight corrosion.
The female base is brass. I have no idea if there are outdoor bulbs that are coated in nickel or something else. I like the look of my little LED bulb. What treatment woukd be best to help prevent corrosion? Do I dare use silicone dielectric grease? Just screw in not as tight?
All my other outdoor bulbs are in fixtures and have no issues… so this is a one off thing, I like the look, it’s old fashioned looking and fits the building, I just don’t want to have to deal with unscrewing a stuck lightbulb up on a ladder again, it’s kind of a precarious position….
Any recommendations?