Trans-Oceanic 600 dial lamp

1/21/2008 8:38:44 AMMark

Hi guys!

I need a new dial lamp bulb for my TO Y600.
What bulb does this take?

How about suppliers?

Thanks!!
Mark

1/21/2008 9:43:19 AMSteve - W9DX

Mark: My L600 uses a #222 screw base bulb, and I suppose the Y600 uses the same. If you're not a purist, you can swap out the battery leads underneath the chassis shelf with a D-size battery holder available at any Radio Shack.
Steve

1/21/2008 10:00:42 AMMark

Thanks Steve!!

I was wondering. If I wanted to eliminate the battery altogether and have the dial lamp activated when the radio is turned. Is this possible?

Mark

1/21/2008 7:38:39 PMSteve - W9DX

:Thanks Steve!!
:
:I was wondering. If I wanted to eliminate the battery altogether and have the dial lamp activated when the radio is turned. Is this possible?
:
:Mark
Mark: It's really more trouble than it's worth. A "D" size alkaline battery will last a very long time. I've had the same battery in my L600 for 4+ years now and it's like new. You can get a single D holder at Radio Shack for cheap, connect the wires, and screw it down where the old one was. Takes only a few minutes to do. You can also get reproduction batteries like the old ones, but cost a lot more. Those bulbs were meant for momentary use, and not to be on all the time. I wouldn't want a bulb getting too hot behind those irreplaceable plastic dial panels.
Steve

1/27/2008 10:55:42 AMEd Morris

:Hi guys!
:
:I need a new dial lamp bulb for my TO Y600.
:What bulb does this take?
:
:How about suppliers?
:
:Thanks!!
:Mark

1/27/2008 10:57:19 AMEd Morris

:Hi guys!
:
:I need a new dial lamp bulb for my TO Y600.
:What bulb does this take?
:
:How about suppliers?
:
:Thanks!!
:Mark
Radio Shack #272-1124 should work. It's a 2.33v 270mA incandescent screw base bulb.

1/27/2008 12:14:34 PMLewis L

::Hi guys!
::
::I need a new dial lamp bulb for my TO Y600.
::What bulb does this take?
::
::How about suppliers?
::
::Thanks!!
::Mark
:Radio Shack #272-1124 should work. It's a 2.33v
270mA incandescent screw base bulb.

Radio Shack also has a 112 bulb that is for one dry cell, it would be a little brighter.
Lewis

1/29/2008 7:49:19 PMLewis L

:::Hi guys!
:::
:::I need a new dial lamp bulb for my TO Y600.
:::What bulb does this take?
:::
:::How about suppliers?
:::
:::Thanks!!
:::Mark
::Radio Shack #272-1124 should work. It's a 2.33v
:270mA incandescent screw base bulb.
:
:
:Radio Shack also has a 112 bulb that is for one dry cell, it would be a little brighter.
:Lewis

All:
And, this makes me wonder: If a tube with two elements is a diode, three a triode, five a pentode, etc, etd, is a light bulb, with only one element, properly called a monode??
Lewis