littlelite bulb replacement

Hi all!

Anyone know how to get the cover off a littlelite to replace the bulb? I cannot for the life of me. Figure out how to get the cover off or the new bulb in.

Thank you forever!!

The cover slides off towards the end of the fixture. Care to not rip or pull off the O rings that holds the cover in place. Lamp twists 90 degrees and removes.

Next time you buy spare lamps, but O rings as well. I actually had a road LD steal the O rings off my desk lamps one gig, shmuck.
 
I tried pulling it off the end, but it wont come off. Do I need to just really wrench it off?

Afraid to break it.

Thank you
 
General rule of thumb: when in doubt, use more force.

Been in tech since Wednesday, with thanksgiving off. Now we go 9 days straight with no day off to get through opening weekend of that show with the kids and the dog. The way this tech is going I will probably hit OT by Wednesday if not Tuesday night...
 
Try some denatured alcohol you should already have in a spray bottle for cleaning lamps. Or at least drip a bit in.

Amazing how it makes stuff slide without residue. Also even more helpful for re-installing the housing back on without damaging the O-Rings.

Otherwise if it ain't sliding - possible the last lamp changer lost, broke or etc the rubber O-Rings and glued it on so it would stay on. Careful in removing it at that point as should you seperate the plastic lamp socket holder from the steel fitting and in doing so break the wire whip connection - you now have a possibly not fixable problem. See a lot of this happpening and very hard to repair.

Denatured alcohol spray bottle is the first thing I grab when working with a LittleLight.
 
I like everything about Littlites except how the cover attaches to the head. I also just bought a pack of o-rings because I have a hard time with mine too. Sometimes I can replace the lamp without removing the head, so give that a try as well!

Is there a lubricant we should apply to the o-rings before sliding the cover back over the lamp? I use petroleum jelly on my Maglite o-rings (per the instruction manual); would that be a good idea here?

General rule of thumb: when in doubt, use more force.
And if force doesn't work, you're not using enough!
 
Hello, a colleague tipped me off to this thread. Most likely the heat from the bulb has dried out the rubber o-rings and fused them to the hood. Twist the hood back and forth while you pull the hood off of the gooseneck and it should break free. It is also possible that someone has installed our Hood Locking Kit accessory on this light. This kit replaces one of the o-rings with a round spring clip that snaps into a ridge we mill into the inside of the hood. This ring has to be compressed with a pair of needle nose pliers in order to release the hood. (These are usually used on our automotive lights to prevent the hoods from being pulled off accidentally.) I invite anyone with Littlite issues to contact me via our website directly for solutions.

Donn Deniston
 
Thanks for the post, Donn! I always love it when a manufacturer's tech or vendor joins the forum to help us out. It really shows that the company cares about customer service.
 
Thanks for the post, Donn! I always love it when a manufacturer's tech or vendor joins the forum to help us out. It really shows that the company cares about customer service.

Thanks. . .we appreciate it when anyone opts to use our lights and want to make sure the things stay working for a long, long time.
 
Hello, a colleague tipped me off to this thread. Most likely the heat from the bulb has dried out the rubber o-rings and fused them to the hood. Twist the hood back and forth while you pull the hood off of the gooseneck and it should break free. It is also possible that someone has installed our Hood Locking Kit accessory on this light. This kit replaces one of the o-rings with a round spring clip that snaps into a ridge we mill into the inside of the hood. This ring has to be compressed with a pair of needle nose pliers in order to release the hood. (These are usually used on our automotive lights to prevent the hoods from being pulled off accidentally.) I invite anyone with Littlite issues to contact me via our website directly for solutions.

Donn Deniston

Donn

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I've started running a deburring tool around the gooseneck end of the hoods when I change lamps, it's a lot easier to get it slid back over the o-rings with a little chamfer on the leading edge.
 

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