METER LAMPS GALAXY SATURN REPAIR HELP NEEDED
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METER LAMPS GALAXY SATURN REPAIR HELP NEEDED
The SWR meter lamp in my galaxy saturn homebace has stopped working , Can anyone please tell me what sort of job it is to repair the said fault thanks in advance .Mr George
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Re: METER LAMPS GALAXY SATURN REPAIR HELP NEEDED
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Re: METER LAMPS GALAXY SATURN REPAIR HELP NEEDED
Any 12V grain of wheat bulb 3/4mm , 40-70mA works fine for me . Desolder , or cut the 2 wires off the one that's in and resolder the new one . Job done .
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Re: METER LAMPS GALAXY SATURN REPAIR HELP NEEDED
Thanks Sammy, a good reply i understand at last .George
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Hi sammy, will item number 282077176552 on e/bay do the job ?-George
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Re: METER LAMPS GALAXY SATURN REPAIR HELP NEEDED
As long as it's green it should
Sometimes it pays to swap all of them if the new one is obviously brighter or a slightly different shade, so buying a handful is a good way to go.
Sometimes it pays to swap all of them if the new one is obviously brighter or a slightly different shade, so buying a handful is a good way to go.
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I think these are the ones I bought .
372016524131
Saying that , I think I got about a 100 from China for that price .
As The Collector already mentioned , it might be worth changing both of them . Change the faulty one first . If you notice too much of a difference then change the other one as well .
S.
372016524131
Saying that , I think I got about a 100 from China for that price .
As The Collector already mentioned , it might be worth changing both of them . Change the faulty one first . If you notice too much of a difference then change the other one as well .
S.
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Re: METER LAMPS GALAXY SATURN REPAIR HELP NEEDED
I bought a Saturn many moons back that arrived with a bulb out. I replaced both meter bulbs with diffused warm white LED's which were brighter.
Never, ever, ever....bloody anything ever!
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That'll probably work too Andy . I don't have any leds . Old school all the way !
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But Sammy, think of all the savings on your electricity bills by going LED!cb4ever104 wrote: ↑21 Mar 2018, 12:33That'll probably work too Andy . I don't have any leds . Old school all the way !
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I'd need to actually switch the radios on for that to happen Andyastradyne wrote: ↑22 Mar 2018, 02:15But Sammy, think of all the savings on your electricity bills by going LED!cb4ever104 wrote: ↑21 Mar 2018, 12:33That'll probably work too Andy . I don't have any leds . Old school all the way !
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Re: METER LAMPS GALAXY SATURN REPAIR HELP NEEDED
Yeah..and switching them on is likely to blow the meter bulbs! Much too risky