[R-1051] Lamps

[Nick England]

Nolan Lee's info on the lamps is at
http://www.antiqueairwaves.com/nlee/frankenbulbs.html
Nolan's R-1051 pages are at
http://www.antiqueairwaves.com/nlee/r-1051_index.html


Nick England K4NYW
www.navy-radio.com

On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 8:16 PM, Geoff Fors <Geoff at wb6nvh.com> wrote:

> The original Grimes lamps are hugely expensive and seem to be one of those
> "What were they thinking?" items.
>
> I made new ones by placing a new wire-lead lamp inside the original
> screw-in housing of the old bulb after smashing the glass and digging it
> all out. This was detailed on Nolan Lee's website but I am not sure whether
> anyone is hosting that material anymore.  I can't remember the # of the
> bulb I used but I bought a quantity from a bulb specialist that has an
> on-line ordering system.  They were not too expensive and I ruined a couple
> trying to make replacements.
>
> The 387 will not work as a direct substitute.  Today I would probably
> investigate using LED's instead but some LED's will be way too bright, and
> experimentation is in order.  Remember that the original scheme has the
> bulbs in series.
>
> I never thought as a radio enthusiast that I would have to manufacture my
> own lamp bulbs.
>
> Geoff
> WB6NVH
> Monterey CA
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