Most people these days get the LED lamps in soft yellow glow, maybe a nickle at
the local store, add a resistor to match the lumens desired and you are back in
bussiness,
This was especially usefull for the dial lamp just above the tuning knob as it
needed a very small lamp.
Best Wishes
Richard
> From: vhklein@ptd.net
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2013 06:49:11 -0400
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] dial lights for OMNI D and Model 544 Triton
>
> When I needed to replace the 6v, 50ma dial lamps in my Triton I a while
> back, I found they were made from unobtanium or very expensive, even through
> Ten Tec. However, as memory serves, they are wired in series across the 12v
> bus and small 12v lamps with leads could be easily wired in parallel to fit
> the same slots in the bezel, so that is what I did. I looked at using 12v
> LEDs, but these bulbs are positioned to light the dial positioned
> vertically, and an LED puts all it light out toward the top, so they just
> wouldn't work. 2-packs of 12v lamps are around $2 at Radio Shack.
>
> =Vic=
> WA4THR
>
>
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> To: "tentec@contesting.com" <tentec@contesting.com>
> Subject: [TenTec] dial lights for OMNI D and Model 544 Triton
> From: John King <k5pgw@yahoo.com>
> Reply-to: John King <k5pgw@yahoo.com>, Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> <tentec@contesting.com>
> Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 11:11:15 -0700 (PDT)
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>
> Can someone please supply me with the correct dial light numbers fir the Ten
>
> Tec OMNI D and the Ten Tec Triton 544 transceivers. I will great;t
> appreciate
> the information. 73, John, K5PGW
>
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