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In theory, no, you cannot remove a rejection base socket from an Edison base plug fuse holder, because of the "one-way" anti-tamper spring built into the outside metal shell. That said, I have seen them removed by deliberately destroying the rejection base. There is a tool that will cut off the metal lip at the top of the rejection base, allowing the plastic insert to be pulled out, and then the anti-tamper spring. The last step is to twist out the outside metal shell. It is almost impossible to locate this tool, although a small "Dremel" tool cutter could do the same job (cut off the top metal lip). Another less certain way, is to collapse the rejection base to the center with needle nose pliers, (breaking the plastic insert) and then twist it out. Whatever you do, the entire box MUST be de-energized. If you short out an energized conductor, the 6,000 degree flash (hotter than the surface of the sun) will incinerate anything nearby (like your skin). Before you pick up any tools, put on your safety glasses too.
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