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    Default Arepachi Silicone Lamp Socket Easy Fix

    So like probably lots of people with vintage or other Arepachi's I was also looking for the silicone lamp sockets for the tiny 2187 lamps as I was missing a bunch. So I came up with a solution that is easy and works just as good as the sockets. I simply took 16 gauge wire and stripped off about 3/4". Then taking that tube of insulation I cut it in two and just inserted each end of the wire coming off of the lamp into each piece of insulation and then pushed that onto the pins where the sockets normally go. So the insulation acts as a sleeve holding the lamp wire firmly up against the pins. It holds the lamps just as securely and all 20 of my lamps worked the first time after this fix.
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    Default Re: Arepachi Silicone Lamp Socket Easy Fix

    Very nice Solution. I like the blue color too.
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