and I found that the wires to the removable plastic socket were broken. I can't believe how cheep they were made. These were relatively high end lights. I went to West Marine to see if I could replace just the socket and I was surprised to find the same sockets. They were 8 bucks each. Talk about tossing good money after bad! They did, however, have the better copper moulded sockets for 12 bucks so I spent the big bucks and replaced it with one of those. Now I'm wondering how many others are on the verge of failing. Geez, it keeps getting harder to find quality at a reasonable price. Is it just me?