[Amps] Command HF-2500 meter lamps wattizit?

[Carl]

Well I learned a lot about specialized lamps today.

First step was to try 3 auto parts stores and 2 junkyards as suggested by a 
few but with no luck

Then it was off to Google for a few hours. It seems some bright chap decided 
to call this style festoons, whatever the heck that means.

They come in many sizes and wattages and finally I deciphered enough of the 
BS to land on a GE DE3021. Pricey little buggers but other vintage HF-2500 
owners can rejoice that wont need a flashlight in the dark to see they just 
fried the 3CX800 grids.

Getting to them is pretty easy, just drop the front panel and pry the double 
sided tape PC board away from the meters. If youre going to be changing the 
filter caps thats the easiest step.

Carl
KM1H



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill, W6WRT" <dezrat1242 at yahoo.com>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 8:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Command HF-2500 meter lamps wattizit?


> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
>
> On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:15:35 -0400, "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>This is the older version from the 90's. The lamps are like small glass
>>fuses and only marked 12V. Dont see anything in Mouser.
>>
>>Figure I'd check here before continuing.
>
> REPLY:
>
> Those lamps are so hard to get to, I'd replace them with a string of
> LEDs run at very low current. Not a job I'd want to do twice.
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
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