[NLRS] Bulbs for Kenwood TM255A

[Donn - WA2VOI/0]

Jon,
One other place to look is the Hobby Shop/model railroad area.  The bulbs used 
for locomotive headlamps, passenger cars interiors, and track-side signals are 
similar in size ("grain-of-wheat' bulbs) and are usually available in 5-6 and 12 
volt versions.  Hub Hobby on Penn Ave, north of 66th Street in Richfield. 
(Across the street from the water-tower.  Trains are in the back and to the 
right of where you come in.)  Hub Hobby also has a store just off Rice Street 
just north of Hyw 36.  Turn east like you're going into McDonalds, and keep 
going ~200 yds.  The only other place I know of is the corner of Lexington and 
University.  Don't know the name.  South end of the block of building in the SE 
corner of the intersection, in the basement.  Has a RR Crossing flasher outside. 
Everybody else in the cites have "toy trains," and not likely to have the bulbs.

GL

73 Donn
WA2VOI/0
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <jcplatt1 at mmm.com>
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Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 2:26 PM
Subject: [NLRS] Bulbs for Kenwood TM255A


>
>
> I have a Kenwood TM255a 2m multi-mode rig.  The display has lost all of its
> display lights making the LCD a bit hard to read .... especially when its
> dark.   Looking at the schematic, the bulbs are in series so I suspect that
> they are 6 vdc incandescent bulb - mechanically they are about 0.120' wide
> and 0.220" tall wire leads off the back end.
>
> Does anyone know what the part number of these are or can suggest a
> source ?
>
> I'm also contemplating switching over to LEDs, but the control circuit
> would need to change a little bit as the TM255 has an adjustable dimmer.
> That plus I would need a white LED where the light is dispersive (like an
> incandescent lamp) and not focused.
>
> 73, Jon
> W0ZQ
>
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