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    Posted: September 27 2011 at 10:25pm
I had a LED go out One of my Royal Blues just deiced to not come on anymore. No idea why.

So now I need to replace it, problem is I glued it down with this stuff.
http://reefledlights.com/shop/arctic-silver-thermal-adheasive/

So how do I get that old one out of the way so I can put on a new one?
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Clamp the whole thing in a mill and cut it off.  Any machine shop in town should be able to do it for you.
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I don't have any experience with that adhesive, but could you pop it off with a chisel and hammer?
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Got a photo of it? how is it wired? be very careful not to damage surrounding LEDs or wiring connections.
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could you leave the broken one and glue the new one next to it?
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After doing more research it looks like everyone just uses a hammer and screwdriver to get it off. I have enough space between the LEDs that I think I can do it without damaging the others. I also have enough space that I could put one next to it like Aquaristnewbie suggested if I can't get it off.

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Laird,
I just removed 24 leds from a heat sink using a hammer and a very thin small flat head, I just hit the plaster and they came off easily.
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