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   Sjouke Burry to UFO   
   Re: 6v pilot lamp   
   13 Mar 24 20:23:22   
   
   From: burrynulnulfour@ppllaanneett.nnll   
      
   On 13.03.24 16:11, UFO wrote:   
   > Trying to locate replacement bulbs for an old Wards / Airline transistor   
   > radio, they are 6.3V   
   > but only 20mA rated. Higher rated current lamps are out there, but in this   
   > design they dim the bulb when you tune a station, so looks like they must be   
   > that   
   > rating, which also saves battery power.   
   >   
   > I thought an 1175 lamp would do but the current is wrong. It has to be a T5   
   > screw type   
   > socket. Could not locate a bulb number for it...any ideas?   
   >   
   > This is a pic.  https://ibb.co/Bzxt7mb   
   >   
   > The front bulb is what came out of the radio 6.3v 20mA. The back one is a   
   > type 47, 6-8v 100mA way to big.   
   >   
   >   
     I replaced two of those fm stereo tuning   
   lamps with two red leds.   
   Still working after 20 years.........   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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