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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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