Damaged electric lamps do not have to be thrown into the trash. Of them make various crafts. For this, the light element is disassembled. In this case, a screwdriver and thin-nose pliers are used as a tool. Also do not forget about hand protection, so wear gloves. How to disassemble the bulb and what comes out of it, we will talk further.
We disassemble the lamp with a cartridge
At the time of unscrewing the lamp from the base, the glass part often breaks or detaches without a base. How to disassemble a light bulb without splitting it at the same time? To do this, follow the instructions:
- Prepare the tool. Do not forget about protective ammunition in order to avoid cuts.
- With the help of thin-nose pliers, the contact located deep in the base is seized, gently loosened and pulled out.
- Using the same tool, the base insulator is cracked. Be careful and careful. After all, this is a glass part.
- The bottom contact of the cap is removed.
- Having removed the contact, proceed to the internal filling of the bulb.
- The remaining elements inside the product are loosened with a screwdriver, then they are removed, carefully removed using thin-nose pliers.
- Special attention is paid to the glass leg, which is located inside the lamp.
- At the last stage, the filament body is removed along with the electrodes and hooks-holders of the element, before you disassemble the bulb completely.
- If necessary, the bulb is cleaned, polished and gives it an aesthetic appearance.
Dismantling a fluorescent lamp
Many are interested in the question of how to disassemble an energy-saving light bulb, but few ask whether this can be done at all.
A compact fluorescent light bulb with an electronic ballast installed in the housing in the basement area (electronic ballasts) is generally not allowed to be disassembled. The lighting element contains toxic mercury vapors. To gain access to the start controller and repair the lamp, take a wide flat screwdriver and unfasten the latches, observing the sequence.
The process of disassembling the lamp is difficult. Products that have spent many days in operation are difficult to disassemble. After all, plastic, succumbing to prolonged heating, hardens, and the latches can break during the opening of the lamp.
If the latches are broken, they are sawed off or cut off by walking along the seam with the blade of a sharp tool and after opening the halves. After such a reconstruction, parts of the lamp are collected back by gluing together.
Now you know how to disassemble a light bulb. And it will be easier to do this if it is heated with a building hair dryer. Inside the product there is an electronic ballast connected to the contacts of the base using short wires.
How to disassemble the LED lamp?
You hardly use such a bulb for decorating or decorating the interior. Disassemble devices only for the purpose of repair. Only a person with extensive knowledge of electronics can understand how to disassemble an LED light bulb.
First of all, check the supply of voltage to the contacts of the cartridge into which the lamp is screwed. If there is power to the lamp, but in the absence of light, try to determine the cause. Most likely, it is in the light bulb itself. To check this, a working lamp is screwed into the same cartridge and check if the light is on.
A glass bulb from a lamp can be used for a wide variety of purposes: for decorating, growing small ornamental plants, for example, succulents, do-it-yourself crafts. You can come up with an original idea how to present such a decoration.