help with light issue if possible

[Scubasteve23]

So one of my lights on my aqua medic ocean light just recently died. I figured it was just a bad bulb, so i ordered a new one. Well the new bulb arrived late on Sunday and i finally got some time to change it today. i went to change the light and the one connector basically had disintegrated. Has anyone ever seen this before? the light is 2 years ago's model but has less then a years worth of use on it. Should the connectors have gone that fast? Now its Christmas and i cant get a hold of Aqua-medic..ugh... and my corals were just starting to grow well...just cant win..haha..any ideas would be appreciated