Retired EE here who could not replace a light bulb !
Our 20 yr old Maytag fridge had a light bulb burnt out. Tried about 8 lamps from my collection of appliance, fan. candle bulbs etc.
None would screw in. The glass bulbs in all bulged out too far next to the base so they hung up on side of the socket.
A trip to a hardware store showed none of theirs would fit either.
I came up with a good engineering fix. LOL I took the one that seemed best and soldered a big fat lump of solder to the center contact-
sloppy blob about 1/4 inch thick. Worked like a champ ! Screwed in just far enough to make contact ! I'd have to do this mod again
if this one burns out. Not likely as fridge bulbs should last 10 to 20 years. Proud of this fix !
Our 20 yr old Maytag fridge had a light bulb burnt out. Tried about 8 lamps from my collection of appliance, fan. candle bulbs etc.
None would screw in. The glass bulbs in all bulged out too far next to the base so they hung up on side of the socket.
A trip to a hardware store showed none of theirs would fit either.
I came up with a good engineering fix. LOL I took the one that seemed best and soldered a big fat lump of solder to the center contact-
sloppy blob about 1/4 inch thick. Worked like a champ ! Screwed in just far enough to make contact ! I'd have to do this mod again
if this one burns out. Not likely as fridge bulbs should last 10 to 20 years. Proud of this fix !