[PAradiogeek]

Last night I rewired the pilot lamp socket that illuminates the dial. Thanks Ron for the detailed instructions on the Philcoradio site

I also need to rewire the lamp for the shadow meter, but I have a problem there. At some point in the past, the glass bulb of that lamp was broken. The problem is that the metal base of that lamp is still latched inside the lamp socket.

There is a rather slim amount of metal from the base of the lamp that extends past the socket. I tried grabbing that with needle nose pliers and twisting it out, but the light wouldn't budge. Does anyone have a hint or trick that can be used to turn the bulb base within the socket. I'm worried about deforming the socket if I pull and twist too hard.

Thanks.