[NostalgiaRadioTime]

OK, I now am able to get voltage from the two terminal screws, and am able to light a #55 bulb in a socket connected to those two terminals. BUT, I cannot get the "exciter lamp" in the BOL tone arm to light when connected to those same terminals! Yet I can get the exciter lamp to light when connected direct to a 6 volt lantern battery. So my theory is someone replaced the original bulb in the BOL arm with a bulb rated at too high of an amperage. I'm only getting 4.7 volts off of the two terminals, and it takes 6 volts to light the exciter lamp. I would like to try replacing the bulb with a #55 but I cannot get the socket out of the exciter lamp tube on the BOL arm. The rubber mount around the socket is not budging. Can anyone give me any tips on how to safely remove that rubber surrounded socket without damaging anything?