[ICOM] Replacement Meter Lights

[Edward Swynar]

Hi Rich,

This thread inspired me to bring my Icom PS-30 upstairs and FINALLY take the
lid off of it to see what I might have to do therein to replace the burnt
out meter light inside of it...

All that I had on hand here in the junque box of that "...grain-of-wheat"
size bulb was one for 6.3 volts, so I soldered a series voltage dropping
resistor to one lead (a pair of 100-ohm resistors in parallel) of the bulb,
and the internal p.s. return lead to the other...

Works like a proverbial charm...

I shoulda done this years ago! (but then again, I never read your
inspirational note here until this week, either, Hi Hi).

~73~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ


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----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich Arthur (by way of Dick Flanagan <dick at k7vc.com>)"
<w6hi22 at hughes.net>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 8:20 PM
Subject: [ICOM] Replacement Meter Lights


>
>
> Replacement LED Meter Lights...
>
> See MTS (Scott Malcom) article on "LCD/S-Meter
> Backlighting".   <http://www.anglefire.com>www.anglefire.com
> He uses some from Mouser...resistance values listed...thanks Scott
>
> I saw another article about using LEDS...and grinding the face of the
> LED flat to get rid of the
> pin-point spot characteristic
>
> I've seen superbright LEDS at the Swap meets...guess I check
> there...or does Radio Shack
> have them (at ten times the price)?
>
> thanks
>
> Rich W6HI
>
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