You might be stuffing too much current through the LEDs. You can buy LEDs for
about three cents each on eBay. Put a resistor in series of about 200 or 300
ohms and have a wonderful pilot lamp for next to nothing.
Best regards - Bry Carling, AF4K
> On Apr 6, 2014, at 6:51 PM, GARY HUBER <glhuber@msn.com> wrote:
>
> I have also used the BA9SF-W-12VAC LED Lamp ($1.98) in my Corsair-II. As I
> ran the Corsair-II for sixteen hours a day, seven days a week until recently,
> I've run several of these LED lamps to failure over the past few years. It
> appears the version you are using is a 9 LED model and likely much brighter
> than the single LED version I’ve been using.
>
> 73 & DX,
> Gary - AB9M
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Berg
> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2014 2:48 PM
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] LED Replacement for Corsair II Meter Light
>
> While I was waiting patiently for Ten Tec to come out with a Corsair III, the
> meter light in my Corsair II blew out. Rather than drive to Rockford to buy
> a new lamp, I decided to try replacing it with an LED unit. I bought one
> from superbrightleds.com, and it is their model BA9S-WHP9. It is the cool
> white light model. It really lights up that meter, and despite the back of
> the meter being somewhat yellow from age, it makes it really readable. They
> go for about $10.
>
> 73,
>
> Steve WA9JML
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