Overhead Light Repair

Rick · Post by **Rick** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:12 pm

Diamond13 wrote:If it was my light, I would try a wee speck of conductive paste in the area where the copper engages/disengages, some avionics shops use it during antenna installation....

Exactly that, plus a tiny amount of bending of the copper strip, solved our problem with all three lights.

Jean · Post by **Jean** » Sun Aug 19, 2012 11:10 am

I pulled all three overhead lights out yesterday and brought them home for repair.
The passenger light plastic had melted and I had to warm it up to restore a suitable shape for spot light movements.
Not very nice to find that out.

I bended the copper plates to restore a good electrical contact. I'm not sure how long it will last though.
I ordered LED bulbs from Bulb Town website. I presume they will produce less heat than the tungsten bulbs.

Rick · Post by **Rick** » Sun Aug 19, 2012 7:57 pm

Jean wrote:I ordered LED bulbs from Bulb Town website. I presume they will produce less heat than the tungsten bulbs.

The LED bulbs draw very little current and produce almost no heat. I managed to leave my pilot map light on over a recent weekend trip (from Friday evening until Sunday afternoon) with no noticable effect on the battery. With the stock bulbs, I know (from experience!) my battery would have been dead on Sunday.

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:26 pm

Hi Jean,
Do you have any reference. I.e. part Nr. Would like oder also replacement from bulb town.

Thanks Thomas

Jean · Post by **Jean** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 6:23 am

Thomas wrote:Hi Jean,
Do you have any reference. I.e. part Nr. Would like oder also replacement from bulb town.

Thanks Thomas

I used Rick's link:
http://www.bulbtown.com/T3_1_4_6V_28V_W ... /l8042.htm

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