[TenTec] Dial lamps ..

[jacrux]

The bulbs in my Hercules II were overly bright. I added a wire wound resistor 
in series. End of problem. Note that the standard 9420 PSU  has limited 
capacity for running dial lights as well as the power relays.. Its in the 
manual......you need the specified low current bulbs, or as I had to do when 
the switch-on transformer failed, use a heftier transformer and a 2 amp 
regulator bolted to the case. I also used a couple of diodes in series with 
the ground leg of the regulator to give something nearer the target voltage 
and to make sure the relays pulled in ...
Yes, very unprofessional, I know, but hand carrying a 9420 back across the 
Atlantic to Sevierville was too much. I did it once with the Herc itself 
though and I got the usual super service.
John  G3JAG.