Had a dial lamp go out in my Palstar R30CC radio recently. Rather than simply put another lamp in, I decided to use LEDs.
I used three Radio Shack 276-320 white LEDs. 3.6v, 20ma. All I did was push them into the existing Palstar grommets used to hold the three factory lamps. They light the frequency readout and S-Meter quite well. For a nominal 12v lamp, four of these in series would work quite well. They are rather bright. I added a 220 ohm resistor across two terminals on the the switch on the back to select between full brightness and a dimmer setting, rather than on/off. Craig Healy Providence, RI _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
