Jammed Mole Tweenie 650k Lens

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heyrobert

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Hey ya'll,

I pulled out the fresnel to replace the bulb on my Tweenie. By chance, i dropped it in and it fell with the top of the glass deeper than the bottom. It's jammed on top of the part of the shell thats raised on the bottom inside above the bottom mount for the barn doors and scrims. The top of it is behind the screw that you pull to take the lens off. It's stuck and I can't pull it out. Any ideas?
 
Take a picture? My best guess at this point is force! Why did you have to take the fresnel out to replace the globe? You know the whole front swings open, right?
 
haha. total fail. I've had it for a bit and I've.... actually never replaced the bulb before. How do I pop it open. That would make this a lot easier haha. This is a tweenie I btw. Now a tweenie II

EDIT: It's a Mole 2821 Tweenie with a 650w bulb. I don't think it opens up.
 
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It's jammed on that tab.

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7CiJD.jpg < the tab it's jammed on. it's supposed to sit behind this.

GnBan.jpg It fell behind the tab that keeps it in place.

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Ouch that doesnt look fun, that there will completely destroy your focal control. Have you tried some lubricant to slide it out? Its really difficult for us to help without having it on hand. May have to bend the metal a bit if needed or use some pliers to try to move it, but then again its hard to actually see even with pictures.

If all else fails, may just need to get a new fresnel lens :/

Good luck
 
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