Can anyone tell me how to take apart a light bulb? Is it even possible without braking it?
2006-12-27 16:55:11 · 9 answers · asked by gabster 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I don't want to replace it or fix it. I just want to know if it can be taken apart & if so, how?
2006-12-27 17:30:50 · update #1
Yes it is possible - but difficult.
Take a pliers and GENTLY take hold of the metal base. GENTLY squeeze - rotate a little - squeeze - rotate - squeeze - - keep on doing this until you have gone around the bulb 3 or 4 times.
Now continue holding the base, and slowly try turning the bulb back and forth, back and forth. If you can do this without breaking, it will finally separate and you can slowly pull apart. However, in some bulbs, the filament inside is larger than the opening at the base. So you can't pull it out without damaging it.
2006-12-27 17:14:24 · answer #1 · answered by ump2please 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not supposed to be possible. On old light bulbs, sometimes the endcap comes off, and then you can see that the glass bulb is melted over the wires.
A glass cutter might be of some use... if taking apart the bulb has any use...
2006-12-27 20:26:26 · answer #2 · answered by ye_river_xiv 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never heard of a light bulb that can be disassembled to replace parts inside. They are disposable or recyclable.
2006-12-27 17:05:26 · answer #3 · answered by dallesasses 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if the bulb is the problem, its far safer, cheaper and easier to replace it. Try another bulb - it may be the socket - in which case there are different things that will need to be checked too assess the problem
2006-12-27 17:03:02 · answer #4 · answered by freshbliss 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, but I don't know how many you'd break before you got one. Hold the bulb with a damp rag, then the stem with a pliers and slowly turn, don't let it break and cut your fingers.
2006-12-27 23:11:23 · answer #5 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the last time i heard that question .some nit-wit wanted to use the body of the lite bulb to fill with paint,break fluid,gas,or some other material to use as a bomb .so i wouldn't want to help answer this question!
2006-12-28 05:23:38 · answer #6 · answered by ata31254 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a 50/50 shot. i've worked the bulb loose from the butt befor,& i've also cut my fingers. if your burning bulb's check your power source w/ an amp meter. then move to the wiring of that source.
2006-12-27 17:12:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm not an expert, but I know that the filament operates in a vacuum. So if you take it apart, you break the vacuum and it won't work again.
2006-12-27 17:03:59 · answer #8 · answered by luvlaketahoe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-12-27 17:00:32 · answer #9 · answered by atablackbelt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋