Hi fellas. I'm in the process of setting up my cool tube, however, I'm having trouble removing the cord from my batwing reflector. I have no man around the house and I'm not strong enough to pull the cord out nor remove the cord cap to loosen it a little. Any suggestions on how I should remove it? Thank you my friends. -Sierra
I slid my cool tube right over the bulb in the batwing. I didn't take anything apart just added the tube.
Still Stuck Hi Jake, Thanks for the reply. I'm not Mrs. Fixit, so I didn't go the "build it yourself" route. I purchased the hydrofarm cool tubes thinking they would be much easier for me. They come with a pre set socket assembly inside the tube. I just need to insert the wires and tighten the screws, but I'm having such a hard time getting this darn cord out so I can wire it. I purchased two of them and I was able to get the cord from my sun system socket easy enough, but this agrostar batwing is becoming a pain. I've got the other cool tube up and running but had to continue using the batwing for the time being since I couldn't remove the cord from it. I can't seem to pull it out nor pry the plastic clamp thingy which is securing it. I'm stuck at the moment. Any idea on how to proceed is much appreciated. -Sierra
I see what you mean. That black plastic thing that hold the cord in the white plastic is designed to keep the cord from moving. It's a pain in the butt however on the inside of the can there may be something of a little lip. Something that one can take a flat tip screwdriver and carfully push in so that the lip will go below the size of the hole and let that cord pop out. I'm guessing naturally but I hope that black thing is some kind of locking ring that can be pushed back out and later pushed back in. What do you think?