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on Oct 10, 2024 18:05:50 GMT
Posted: Oct 10, 2024 18:05:50 GMT
After rewiring the battery box ground on one of my 35's, and installing a nice battery adapter, my LAMP is burned out. I have the battery fixed, which I tested by checking the variable shutter speed.
Is there a good source for these little lamps?
Cheers, Mark
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on Oct 12, 2024 18:11:39 GMT
Last Edit: Oct 12, 2024 18:16:26 GMT by lumiworx
Hello desertratt , and welcome to the forum! If you look at photo #31 in the repair manual posted on this forum, it shows one indicator light type used over the course of production. The one shown is the earlier variant. It uses a very small glass-encased filament, and commonly known as a 'wheat bulb'. These type of bulbs are still available new, like these, so as long as they match voltage/amperage specs, you should be able to find replacement parts and won't need to find a donor body to pull parts from. A couple of things to note. The other possibility is that the bulb eventually became an LED as a logical, modern replacement, but that doesn't require that an LED has to be used. Both will work in the circuit, so you can choose to mix or match types. Lastly, the bulb/LED sizes and shapes may have changed over time, and I presume the bracket that holds them might also have changed slightly. Measuring for 'the pocket' in the bracket will insure the replacement part will physically match as well.
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on Oct 13, 2024 17:43:04 GMT
Posted: Oct 13, 2024 17:43:04 GMT
Fabulous! Thanks for the rich information dump! I'll review the info and should be good to go. Cheers, Mark
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