In article , "Mark D. Zacharias" wrote:
Trevor Wilson wrote:
"David Nebenzahl" wrote in message
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Mark D. Zacharias spake thus:

Been having bad luck lately with lamps from MCM and the like.

Anyone know a good source for high quality bi-pin, fuse-lamps,
screw-base, wedge-base lamps, etc?

6v, 8v, 12v mainly.

I was able to find some of them little "hot dog" bulbs (for a Marantz
receiver) right here in Berkeley at my favorite electronics store, Al
Lasher Electronics (http://www.allashers.com). They were 16 volts, I
think.


**Old Marantz recievers were 8 Volt 200mA. Blue Lumileds are a MUCH
better choice. They last forever, consume far less power (around 15mA
is plenty) and look way cool.

How exactly does that work with the LED's? Does one mount them using the old
lamp as a form? Do they require limiting resistors? Perhaps I should just
buy a few and experiment, eh?


Resistors required. Diodes not required but will help dissapation if on AC.
You will have to experiment to get the mounting
and diffusion.

greg