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RE: Poor dash lighting

To: "'Don Becker'" <dr.becker@cox.net>, "'Dale'" <tpdwinch@yahoo.com>,
Subject: RE: Poor dash lighting
From: Hugh Fader <hfader@usa.net>
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 05:05:24 -0500
I saw some LEDs with screw in bases at Newark Electronics. www.newark.com I
think this is called an E10 type bulb. They were colored though. LEDtronics
is also a place that may have them.

- Hugh

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Don Becker
> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 11:18 PM
> To: Hugh Fader; 'Dale'; 'jonmac'
> Cc: '6Pack'
> Subject: Re: Poor dash lighting
>
>
> Dale,
>
> Hugh is right. 14.4 Watts is probably way too much heat to
> dissipate in such
> a small housing. I guarantee the gauges wouldn't last very
> long...the 1.2
> Amps flowing through the bulb contacts combined with the heat of the
> filament would cause thermal runaway. Might work OK in Nome
> or some cold
> climate but not in Phoenix. Over time the heat will cause premature
> aging/failure.
>
> I've installed green acetate (from an arts supply store) in
> the burned out
> domes in 2 of my gauges and it seems to render the same
> original color.
> However, the brightness of the illuminated gauges is still
> not suitable for
> me. Rather than add more power and  heat, I would be inclined
> to experiment
> with bright LED's (perhaps clear units). These are much more
> efficient than
> incandescent filaments.
>
> Anyone out there seen a drop in replacement? If not, I'll investigate
> designing a SSB (solid state bulb)  for TR6's.
>
> Don
> '74 Mallard Blue
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hugh Fader" <hfader@usa.net>
> To: "'Dale'" <tpdwinch@yahoo.com>; "'jonmac'" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
> Cc: "'6Pack'" <6pack@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 8:12 PM
> Subject: RE: Poor dash lighting
>
>
> > Hi Dale. 14.4W sounds way too high considering the stock
> bulbs are 2.2W.
> > What is the voltage rating of these bulbs? If it's not 12V,
> then the 14.4W
> > rating is not valid for autos. If it's 14.4W at 12V, then
> you'll probably
> > melt the gage.
> >
> > - Hugh
> >   -----Original Message-----
> >   From: Dale [mailto:tpdwinch@yahoo.com]
> >   Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 7:17 AM
> >   To: Hugh Fader; 'jonmac'
> >   Cc: '6Pack'
> >   Subject: RE: Poor dash lighting
> >
> >
> >   Hugh
> >
> >   Just to throw this into the mix. Recently purchased, but
> haven't used
> yet,
> > a pair of the screw in type bulbs from Radio Shack. These
> are rated at
> 14.4
> > w. At that time I hadn't given much thought to how close to
> the plastic
> > domes these would come to. Has any one tried these bulbs?
> >
> >   Dale
> >
> >    Hugh Fader <hfader@usa.net> wrote:
> >
> >     Jonmac,
> >
> >     My TR6 has 2.2W screw-in bulbs for the instruments. Are
> these the same
> > as in
> >     your saloon? I guess not, because you say you replaced
> 5W with 10W
> > bulbs.
> >     Anyway, do you have a source for these?
> >
> >     Thanks,
> >     Hugh Fader
> >
> >
> >     > -----Original Message-----
> >     > From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
> >     > Behalf Of jonmac
> >     > Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 3:40 AM
> >     > To: OkgobeatsaII@aol.com
> >     > Cc: 6Pack
> >     > Subject: Re: Poor dash lighting
> >     >
> >     >
> >     > Brandon Avery wrote:
> >     > i am an 18 year old college student in texas. i
> >     > recently cleaned out
> >     > my garage and found the family dormant triumph under the
> >     > endless pile of
> >     > junk. with help from a british car shop, i restored it and it
> >     > is now in
> >     > great
> >     > condition. i was awarded this terrific find in the form of a
> christmas
> >     > p resent.
> >     > Here is my question. Is there any way to increase the
> >     > lighting power
> >     > in the dash instruments, or is that another great quality we
> >     > can credit to
> >     > the great lucas electronics? thanks everyone for your help.
> >     >
> >     > Brandon
> >     > Going back to the days when Triumphs were new, lighting
> >     > quality on secondary
> >     > instrumentation was less than ideal - and that was when
> >     > everything was clean
> >     > and new and the rheostat was turned to full power!
> >     > By now, your instruments will have blackened bulbs and dirty
> >     > glasses on the
> >     > inside. The plastic window on top of the instrument through
> >     > which the light
> >     > shines may also have yellowed as well? I cleaned this (a bit)
> >     > with warm
> >     > soapy water and a cotton bud. I've refurbished all the
> >     > instruments on both
> >     > my Triumph saloons with higher power bulbs 10 watts instead
> >     > of 5 watts,
> >     > cleaned the inside of the glasses and repla c ed the 'O' rings
> >     > between the
> >     > bezel and instrument itself.
> >     > I now have brighter secondary instrument lighting (which
> >     > still casts shadows
> >     > as it always did) but the 'power' of the "black lighting" for
> >     > speedo and rev
> >     > counter is outstanding. Well worth the effort.
> >     >
> >     > Jonmac
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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