>
. As much as I like the
> 238 tuner, it takes a lot of light to iluminate the dial and I
couldn't
> understand why they didn't just make the pointer move visible
so a bulb
> wouldn't be needed at all. Some folks use series dropping
resistors to
> increase the bulb life at the expense of lumens.
and another Ideal that I have used on my 238 tuner is to use a
couple of 1 amp diodes in series, that will drop it about 1.4
volts, did that many years ago and still have the same light
bulbs.
73..... Ken...... K7ZUM
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