[Milsurplus] GRC-9 rec dial light

[John Watkins]

Hue,

How about a Frankinbulb?  I put these in my R-1051 and they work just fine.  Also long life and low current.  I also have them in my PRC-27,77, 74, and PRC-70.  I used white LEDs and fit them into the bad bulb holders.  They work just fine.

John WD5ENU

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On Jan 30, 2014, at 15:02, Hue Miller <kargo_cult at msn.com> wrote:

> Well Bill, i done thought about those points also. The light switch is momentary 
> contact. I am really into lighted dials, tho, so i was thinking of putting a small 
> switch inside so i could pull out the rec section and switch lamp to always on.
> The majority of my use would be from AC mains PS safe in secured territory. Yes,
> the flashlight bulbs do have much shorter life, which may be a service issue
> for those of you going out on LRPs. I thought of fixing up an ammo belt with
> flashlight bulbs instead of cartridges.
> -Hue 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  > ______________________________________________________________
>> 
>> Hi Hue,
>> 
>> I wonder what a brighter bulb (more current) would do to battery life.
>> More current from the same supply suggests a thinner (weaker) filament.
>> It also suggests a hotter filament. This is a radio for field use so an
>> already short-lived bulb would fail even sooner. Most of us, even those
>> of us who might use the radio out in the wild, probably don't worry
>> about enemy troops seeing a brighter dial light. I have a BC-1306
>> receiver from a field set a generation earlier. I don't want to do
>> anything to increase current drain. Along with that ammo box full of
>> spare bulbs be sure to include more spare batteries to run them. Or, in
>> the end, a few more mA might not be important.
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
>> Bill KU8H                         
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