[ICOM] IC-2350H display lamp replacement

[Mike Olbrisch]

Well - it isn't "THAT" easy.

I buy LEDs in bulk off E-bay.  I pick a color, and try to find something in
the 10,000 MCD brightness or more.  If they need to fit into a smaller hole,
I carefully grind them on a fine grinding wheel by hand.  That helps diffuse
the light output too.  If course, you need a dropping resistor, and polarity
becomes important.  A little experimentation is needed to get it done.

In the Toyota and van, either white or lite-yellow was great.  In my jeep I
used red.  Cruising the desert at night, preserving night vision is
important.  So all my instruments are red-lit.

The green color worked, but just didn't make it for me.  Except around
Christmas maybe.

Once done, you will never need to revisit this job again.  I have done this
to just about every radio I own now.  They do not burn out, and they run
cooler than lamps too.

Doing it with replacement lamps is a quick way out for the moment.  But you
will need to do it again in the future.

Vy73 - Mike - KD9KC.
El Paso, Texas - DM61rt.
W5-SOTA Association Manager.
NA-SOTA info: http://na-sota.org/




-----Original Message-----
From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of George J. Nixon Jr.
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 20:09
To: ICOM Reflector
Subject: [ICOM] IC-2350H display lamp replacement

Jerry and Mike - Thanks very much for the replies!  I would appreciate
knowing which (what type) LEDs to  use and where to get them.  
 
73 - George, N9EJS ("uniformed" senior citizen)
 
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--- On Sat, 9/1/12, Mike Olbrisch <mike-2007 at elp.rr.com> wrote:


From: Mike Olbrisch <mike-2007 at elp.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [ICOM] IC-2350H display lamp replacement
To: "'ICOM Reflector'" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Date: Saturday, September 1, 2012, 7:01 PM


Replace them 1 time with LEDs, and never worry about it again.

Or use the bulbs from Radio shack and do it every 3 to 6 months.

Vy73 - Mike - KD9KC.
El Paso, Texas - DM61rt.
W5-SOTA Association Manager.
NA-SOTA info: http://na-sota.org/




-----Original Message-----
From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of ve3ext at primus.ca
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 17:56
To: ICOM Reflector
Subject: Re: [ICOM] IC-2350H display lamp replacement

George -no very easy., the faceplate disconnects., then you have to 
carefully remove the knobs., and unscrew the nuts around both shafts., the 
bulbs become easy access., to resolder the new ones. Done it many times 
here., have five of these in service best radio Icom made ! 

JERRY VE3 EXT
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