Today, I've been working to repair our
leko graveyard... and for the life of me I can not figure out how to get the
reflector out of a S4
Ellipsoidal/
leko/whatever you wanna
call it. I read the
ETC manual, which says, I
kid you not, take the
yoke at a 90 degree angle off the light and bang the
crap out of it.
I just took a peek at
ETC's website to say what they recommended for removing the reflectors, and came across two sets of instructions, one for pre 2004 fixtures, and one for post 2004 fixtures.
Pre 2004:
To remove a
reflector
Tools required: Two spare
reflector retainer clips (2).
1.
Wedge one arm of a spare retainer clip between the lip of one of
the installed clips and the rim of the
reflector, then slide the arm
down between the installed clip and the
reflector as shown in
figure 12.
2. Insert the other arm of the spare clip between the other arm of
the installed clip and the
reflector, as shown in figure 13.
Warning: Do not slide the spare clip all the way in or it will be
very difficult to remove…leave at least a quarter inch exposed.
3. Now slide the entire clip between the
reflector and the installed
clip as shown in figure 14. Remember, do not slide it all the way
in.
4. Repeat this procedure with the second spare clip, inserting it
between an adjacent installed clip and the
reflector.
5. Turn the
reflector housing casting over, so that the rear of the
reflector is in view. Gently push on the
reflector, toward the side
of the housing where the extra clips were placed. The
reflector
will slip off to the side at an angle.
6. Turn the
reflector housing casting back over and gently slide the
reflector out from under the retaining clips.
Post 2004:
Reflector Housing Assembly 7
Removing
reflector
Tools Required:
• Minimally padded work surface (cardboard, carpet, or rubber mat recommended)
WARNING: This procedure may crack or break the
reflector. Always wear gloves,
safety
glasses, and a dust mask when performing this procedure.
Step 1: Place the
reflector housing
face down on your work surface so that the
concave
reflector surface points downward.
Step 2: Loosen the clutch and rotate the
yoke so that it is perpendicular to the housing
at roughly a 90° angle. Tighten the clutch.
Step 3: Using the
yoke as your handle, raise the housing assembly off of the work
surface a few inches and then firmly tap the housing on the work surface. This
should force the
reflector out of its clips.
Step 4: Carefully lift the housing to see if the
reflector is released. If it is not, repeat step
3 with slightly more force.
Strangely, I don't see any reference in either of these to banging the crap out of the light. There is a major difference between firmly tapping and banging the crap out of something.
I'll grant that I don't like either of the methods detailed in the Source 4 assembly guide, but what I dislike about the first method is simply the lack of a handle on their recommended tool. As for the second method listed, all of my Source 4 Lekos are pre 2004, so I cannot comment on that one, as I do not know what changes were made to the design.