[R-390] R-390 Meters - Front Lighting

[ToddRoberts2001@aol.com]

I was thinking that possibly a way to light up the R-390 meters would be to 
light them from the front. A small hood could be fashioned from a piece of 
aluminum that would only have to stick out maybe 1/4 inch from the front top 
of the meter face. It could be fastened to the meter with 1 of the top 
mounting screws and the other hole left open to feed one wire thru the front 
panel and tie in with the original lighting circuit ( the other wire would be 
grounded to the chassis via the screw holding the hood to the meter).A small 
grain of wheat bulb would fit nicely inside the hood out of sight and shine a 
light directly down onto the meter face. If it was done well it would look 
good and only slightly change the appearance of the front panel. The hood 
could be painted black on the outside to match the meter and left reflective 
on the inside. If it didn't turn out right just take it off, put the other 
screw back in the meter and you are back to original. 73 Todd Roberts WD4NGG.