This most certainly could be a factor. Many TT rigs use the same type of
bulb as our grandmother's 1942 Zenith while the other brands use pea lamps
which seem to last longer but are hard to change. As much as I like the
238 tuner, it takes a lot of light to iluminate the dial and I couldn't
understand why they didn't just make the pointer move visible so a bulb
wouldn't be needed at all. Some folks use series dropping resistors to
increase the bulb life at the expense of lumens.
>
> I love to trade rigs, and from time to time I get a Ten Tec rig with burned
> out bulbs. In addition, I see people using a Ten Tec rig with "another"
> power supply.
> As the Ten Tecs all run at 12 volts, as opposed to 13.8 or higher volts, I
> am curious IF there is a connection with burned out bulbs ( are Ten Tec's
> rated at 12 volts? ) and using "other" supplies.
> My Ten Tec Triton II (yes 2!) still has the original bulbs in it, but the
> supply is the matching one, set at 12 volts or so.
> Frank Krozel
> KG9H
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