I have a ceiling light fixture with four bulbs and a fan. A while back, two of the bulbs stopped working, but the bulbs themselves were not broken, as putting them into another lamp showed the bulbs were working fine.
Today I finally decided to open the fixture and see if this is something I can fix.
I opened the box, and even though I don't understand the circuit, I noticed that one of the cables was pinched (is this the right term?) like so:
I think it is likely the cable is broken inside, so it would be a good idea to replace the connection and see if this fixes the problem.
As you can see in the picture, the cable is attached to the male part of a connector, while the female part leads to another cable.
I wasn't able to open the connector, so I might need to buy a new one. Does anybody know the name of this connector so I can find it in my local electronic shop?
Here's a front view of the connector in question.
Best Answer
Looks a little like a bullet connector / terminal.
If you have access to the other end of the connector that you think is broken, you could disconnect it & test the wire to see if it's really broken using a multimeter (set to ohms / resistance), or test it in place with the power off. Maybe that wire's not the problem, there are a lot of other electronics in there too.
Most light fixtures just use cheap wire nuts to twist two wires together, you could just cut & strip both ends of the wire and use a wire nut.
PS Don't forget to check why it was pinched & don't do it again.