[Heathkit] LED backlight mod on SB200/220 meters

[David Goncalves]

One could crunch out the guts of a bulb, solder in the LEDs and use
devcon 2-ton epoxy and a form to build an LED 'lightbulb'.

On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 10:33 PM, Johnnie Walker
<keepwalking188 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Gentlemen,
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> I am wondering if anyone has found a clean solution to
> providing a
> replacement for the incandescent bulb backlight on the
> old Heath amps?
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> I have removed the bulb and suspeneded a few leds
> about an inch or so
> behind the meter so that they provide a diffused
> backlight.  While the
> look from the outside of the case is fine, it's not a
> very elegant solution.
>
> Appreciate comments from anyone with experience or
> suggestions.
>
> 73/jeff/ac0c
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David Goncalves