Just a thought. Has anybody tried using a white high intensity
LED in place of an incandescant? The initial cost might be higher,
but the life should be much better.
Frank
W2FCA
>--- Original Message ---
>From: alsopb <alsopb@gloryroad.net>
>To: towertalk@contesting.com
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
>Date: 5/2/01 7:44:18 AM
>
>The benefit to using the 1819 is that you can get it at Radio
Shack.
>One of them doesn't put out enough light.
>
>There is a solution. Buy a second socket and parallel two of
1819's.
>It then produces adequate light and spreads it out more evenly
over
>the meter face.
>
>As you point out the expected lifetime is quite a bit longer.
>
>73 de Brian/K3KO
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