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dcmac214
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Dec 28, 2016

? LED "Lubrication" Ques

In process of replacing trailer bulbs with LEDs. Having VERY hard time pushing the LEDs into the sockets - some are absolutely impossible for me. The glass incandescents slide in/out without problem. What can I do to make it easier inserting the LEDs? I thought an electrical grease might help but with our summer temps I'm afraid that might cause other problems later on.
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    dcmac214
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    Jan 04, 2017
    wa8yxm wrote:
    I did not think about it yesterday but I read a post (then) where someone was concerned about the heat produced by the LED assemblies.....
    Come on now.. Do you know how HOT incandascent lamps get? I mean I use them as space heaters They melt plastic They burn fingers,, I've never had an LED get that hot.. Uncomfortablly warm yes, but never finer burning hot. That's why they are so much more efficient.. NO HEAT.

    That could've been me. I'd been led to believe LEDs were hot. Thanks to info from others here I've been educated and am inprocess of changing out all my incandescents. Every Amazon order includes a pair of LED replacements. Since I only do an order every 2-3 months I should have all the replacements plugged in by the end of '18.

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