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Re: [TowerTalk] Yaesu Rotor Light

To: "Tower and HF antenna construction topics." <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Yaesu Rotor Light
From: "Tom Osborne" <w7why@verizon.net>
Reply-to: "Tower and HF antenna construction topics." <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Sun, 04 Apr 2010 19:01:26 -0700
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Hi Jim and Jim

In model railroading, we just use the LED in series with a resistor to drop 
the voltage.

Here's some info on hooking them up to 12 volts.

http://www.bakatronics.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=306
73
Tom W7WHY


> My bulb fails at least once a year.  I just get a 12volt pea lamp with 
> wire
> leads and use rubber cement to hold it in place so it can be removed when 
> it
> burns out.  One of the new bright led's would last a very long time but
> would need a different power supply since they seem to use around 3-4 
> volts
> dc and my rotator powers the lamp with 12 vac.
> Perhaps using the correct value resistor and a small diode in series with
> the led you could make a permanent fix that would never burn out.
> I welcome others suggestions to this.  Jim  WB5OXQ.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim Brown" <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
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> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2010 12:34 PM
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Yaesu Rotor Light Bulb
>
>
>> The bulb(s) in my recent production GX1000DXA rotor is out after only six
>> months. I haven't opened it up yet to look, but before I do, does anyone
>> know
>> anything about what they're using and what I can get away with as a
>> replacement?
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Jim K9YC
>>
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