[NLRS] Bulbs for Kenwood TM255A

[danielmonson at compuserve.com]

 Hi Jon, I found a pair in an old car stereo in my junk pile, I dug quite a while looking for 2 six's, then slapped my fore head and wired 2 twelves in parallel, they are still working fine in my Sommerkamp ten meter rig.
Dan
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-----Original Message-----
From: jcplatt1 at mmm.com
To: nlrs at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Thu, Feb 11, 2010 8:26 am
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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