[ICOM] Re: 761 S-Meter lamp

[Alan Leith]

Just to set the record straight, Mike, my radio is turned OFF for a 
few weeks a year :-D.

73

Al
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At 11:02 PM 6/19/2006, you wrote:

>
>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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