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Hello
Wanted to replace 3th middle light bulb and little red cardboard washer fel out on the floor
Where does this go in the light ? How to reassemble
Gr tom morgan 2008 plus 4

I would think that the red washer is what holds the electrical contact in place that the bulb presses against when inserted. It also provides insulation of the electrical contact to the lamp. body The washer sits on a small spring. There may be a small slot through which to thread the wire.

I had this exact same problem and the spring sits behind the fibre washerto push it forward and into contact with the bulb centre. The electric feed wire should have a small soldered cap at its end which goes through the washer and prevents the bulb from pushing the contact back out through the washer. The washer loses its elasticity over time and the hole gets too big to hold the wire cap in place against the bulb.
My solution was to loop through the hole several times a cotton thread. After half a dozen loops of cotton are taken through it gets sufficiently restriced to hold the wire cap in place.