[ARC5] Light Bulb for LM Power Supply -- source?

J Forster jfor at quik.com
Tue Nov 6 00:14:13 EST 2007


For the LED replacement, I meant a commercially made one. There are lots of
industrial push buttons that use this sort of bulb (or maybe the 3S6), so they
are likely available.

Best,
-John


Tom Bridgers wrote:

> Hi John and the List,
> Well I thought of the LED replacement too.  And I googled it and found a
> recommended process.  Except when I tried to duplicate it, it didn't work.
>
> Another thought I had, using a similar process to the one recommended for
> the LED mod, was use a NE-51 and a 120K resistor.  Solder them into a used
> candelabra base (with the bulb removed of course), use some hot glue or
> expoxy to make the NE-51 and resistor stay in place and it insulates it as
> well.  I think that would work.  But it sure would be a kluge.
>
> Many thanks, and
> 73's,
> -tom



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