[ICOM] Re: 761 S-Meter lamp

[Michael P. Olbrisch]

Do you turn that radio on???

I knew somebody would profess to have the one that never dies.  Best of luck
with it.

Mike.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bert Almemo
> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 1:53 AM
> To: 'ICOM Reflector'
> Subject: RE: [ICOM] Re: 761 S-Meter lamp
> 
> I don't know what you guys are doing, but the bulb, Radio 
> Shack, I replaced
> 5 years ago is still working fine!!
> 
> 73 Bert, VE3OBU 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
> Behalf Of Alan Leith
> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 9:39 PM
> To: ICOM Reflector
> Subject: RE: [ICOM] Re: 761 S-Meter lamp
> 
> Been that route with the Radio Crap bulbs -- must have 
> replaced a half dozen
> before I wised up and got some better quality bulbs.  I've 
> just gone through
> the last one I had and my supplier doesn't carry them any 
> more.  That's why
> I was asking.  Any way, one of the list members  is sending 
> me some surplus
> bulbs he had for a 765 and that should last me for a bunch of years!!!
> Bless him for that!!!!!!!!  Conversion to LEDs was the next plan.
> 
> Thanks Mike.
> 
> 73
> 
> Al, VE1AL
> ____________
> 
> At 10:30 PM 6/19/2006, you wrote:
> 
> >
> > >From much previous experience - the small grain of wheat 
> bulbs from 
> > >Radio
> >Shack will fit.  You may need to modify the grommet.
> >
> >HOWEVER - you GET what you PAY FOR.
> >
> >Unless you use a resistor, the radio shack bulb will fail - 
> and quickly.
> >Even WITH a resistor, it will not last as long as OEM bulbs. 
>  You will 
> >be replacing it again.  And again.  And - - - well.... You 
> get the picture.
> >
> >I finally got wise, and began replacing bulbs with white LEDs.  
> >Whenever a radio loses a bulb, I pull it on the bench and 
> convert ALL lamps
> to LEDs.
> >
> >Yeah - it takes more time.  But a job done well once isn't 
> that bad a deal.
> >
> >Mike.  KD9KC.
> >El Paso, TX.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> > > [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Alan Leith
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 1:04 AM
> > > To: icom at mailman.qth.net
> > > Subject: [ICOM] Re: 761 S-Meter lamp
> > >
> > > First, to those who offered their thoughts, thank you very much.
> > >
> > > Actually, it has been many years since I replaced the bulb and I 
> > > quite honestly can't remember what size it is -- I seem 
> to remember 
> > > something around 14V.  As to its physical size, it slides 
> through a 
> > > little grommet but I can't recall the size.  I was hoping to not 
> > > have to take the cover off for any length of time but 
> guess that's a 
> > > project for tomorrow.
> > >
> > > The company I used to deal with in Toronto no longer 
> seems to list 
> > > any of the particular size and I was hoping someone might 
> know the 
> > > exact ICOM part number or the details of the actual bulb.  I was 
> > > just trying to take the easy way out, hi!
> > >
> > > I will report.
> >
> >
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