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Crispy brown 921 socket?

Mafman
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Anyone else have an issue with 921 bulbs cooking the sockets? Ours
Are turning brown and becoming worrysome. I know switching to LED will address the issue but was wondering if this is a common thing in the meantime.
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hotpepperkid
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My porch light did that. Had to replace the complete fixture as the bulb welded itself in the socket
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KJINTF
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Explorer
YES!!
Have seen that many times
Once or twice it burned the switch assembly
My customer asked how could this happen .... Well poor connections and high current -- the result is always bad or really bad
Get rid of the 921 bulbs and get some LED's in there before you have a fire

tvman44
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Yep, common problem, replaced all of mine with the 48 LED boards from china, a lot less power consumption and heat and better light. ๐Ÿ™‚
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RoyB
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Certainly happened in my POPUP trailer. The socket area, the lens, and even on the ceiling was being affected by the hot incandescent 921 bulb. Changing to the $4.95 ebay/china board was a no-brainer for me...

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jhilley
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Maybe the socket is only rated for a 912 lamp. The 912 is 1 amp and the 921 is 1.4 amps at 12.8 volts. An LED lamp is the best solution.
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stevejberry
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can you post a picture of the cooked socket. i'm curious