A PA24-250 EXPERIENCED TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE AFTER TKOF AND RETURNED TO ARPT; LANDED GEAR UP.

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ACFT JUST OUT OF ANNUAL (5 DAYS IN FACILITY). FLEW ACFT FOR ABOUT 20 MINS WITH 2 LNDGS; MORNING PRIOR TO DEP WITH LNDG INCIDENT. AT ABOUT 3000 FT AGL; NOTICED AMMETER SLOWLY CHANGING; THEN SAW RADIO PANEL LIGHTS BEING TO FLICKER. TRIED TO CALL TWR THAT I WAS GOING TO RETURN; CLBED TO 4000 FT AGL; TURNED BACK TOWARD TWR; LEVELED OFF AT 3000 FT AGL ABOVE PATTERN ALT; BEGAN ROCKING WINGS AS FLEW TOWARD TWR LOOKING FOR GREEN LIGHT; WHICH DID NOT APPEAR. TRIED TO PULL PANEL OFF OF DECK TO DISENGAGE THE WORM GEAR DRIVE IN ORDER TO DROP THE LNDG GEAR. COULD NOT GET THE PANEL OFF; SO ELECTED TO LAND WITH GEAR UP. WENT BY TWR AGAIN WITH NORAD MANEUVER -- NO LIGHT. SO WENT DOWNWIND; TURNED BASE; SAW GREEN TWR LAMP; DSNDED SO AS TO TOUCH DOWN WITH MINIMAL FORWARD SPD. ENG REMAINED AT SLOW SPD; SO 3 BLADED PROP WOULD WALK DOWN SURFACE AND NOT DIG IN FOR A POSSIBLE GND LOOP. TURNED IGNITION OFF; SHUT OFF FUEL; TOUCHED DOWN IN LINE WITH MIDDLE MARKER POINT; SLID TO STOP; OPENED DOOR AND HAD PAX (WIFE) CLR OUT AND AWAY; THEN TOOK KEYS AND DEPARTED.