twinkles Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 A few months ago i changed a bulb on a double tube aquaone lighthood, and it was a horrible 2 hour mission. There isn't (as far as i can see) anyway to get the cover off without unscrewing the end cap, and once you do that the parts that the tubes go into move around, so its near impossible to get it back on with everything in the right place balanced carefully. So now that i need to change another one, is there some proper way of doing it? I'm sure its not supposed to be as hard as it was, but i couldn't for the life of me see any other way to do it. They're such common lights someone must have been through this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morcs Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 What model is it? Is it one of the AL units, or one from a full tank system? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted October 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 model is AL-20D, and have some of the AL-20's too, same thing but one tube. Its the freestanding light hoods, not part of tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 There isn't (as far as i can see) anyway to get the cover off without unscrewing the end cap Hi Twinkles, do you mean the perspex cover? If so, one of the ends has two black plastic screws. If you turn these round slightly then the black cover lifts up, you slide out the perspex and you can access the lights. If this doesn't make sense I can try to explain it better or take photos to explain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted October 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 sorted :bounce: why thankyou neon i tried fiddling with those last time, but it didn't move of come off so i thought it was for something else, this time i jimmied it off with a screwdriver and it was so easy to change bulbs lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morcs Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Yeah I was wondering how it took so long, my AL20 takes about 30 seconds to change the bulb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted October 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 yeah well, unscrew an end next time and see how long it takes i could have done it quicker, but the man came along and took over for an hour and a half, once he finally gave up i got a good look at it and figured how to balance it all upside down lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Glad to hear you sorted it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc360 Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Sort of reminds me of a joke i heard about how long it takes to change a lightbulb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morcs Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 yeah well, unscrew an end next time and see how long it takes I have done this Yes its a pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Hahaha, I read it and thought, "What? Mine it's just twist, pull, twist, pull and they're out...Nah, must be a different than mine..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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