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Old Aug 25, 2015 | 07:36 PM
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Is anyone knows how to open-up the LCI unit itself? Appreciate.
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Old Aug 26, 2015 | 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Igor55
Is anyone knows how to open-up the LCI unit itself? Appreciate.
You have to cut the housing to get into it. If it is just a bulb change then the bulb carrier detaches from the back to give you access to the bulbs.
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Old Aug 26, 2015 | 07:35 PM
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Thanks, Booyaazaa! .. Yea, I thought so, but been hoping there are some other ways to open-up. And , by the way ... I bought them from the NET(secondhand) and someone already done some repairing and it got some bugs inside. So, I'm still thinking - how to get in, maybe - vacuuming. Still not sure - is all the LED's - are working . Is that a big deal - to change them?
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Old Aug 26, 2015 | 08:43 PM
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Mine have never been cracked open but there is still a shriveled up dead lizard inside one of them.

Got no idea how to get it out - or even if its worth trying.
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Old Aug 27, 2015 | 04:40 AM
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I'm perfectionist - gonna try to "suck them out" with compressed air and vacuum cleaner. I hope it's safe for the Diodes. Never done it before. Regards
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