Put a 33 ohm resistor in series with the bulb. It will GREATLY improve bulb
life and not significantly reduce the illumination.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Ellington <n4lq@iglou.com>
To: <KMerzel@aol.com>
Cc: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 1999 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] 238 Tuner
>
>
> The RS jobs are nice and bright but don't last long. What a pain! I'm
> ready to convert to LEDs or something.
>
>
> On Mon, 24 May 1999 KMerzel@aol.com wrote:
>
> >
> > I have a 238 Tuner that is in need of a replacement bulb. The Manuel
> > specifies an 1892 14.4v @120 ma. The closest I could find at RS was an
1815
> > 14 v @ 200 ma. Is there really any difference? Thanks.
> > 73 Ken
> >
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