Re: 6v pilot lamp

On 3/13/2024 11:11 AM, UFO wrote:

Trying to locate replacement bulbs for an old Wards / Airline transistor
radio, they are 6.3V
but only 20mA rated. Higher rated current lamps are out there, but in this
design they dim the bulb when you tune a station, so looks like they must be that
rating, which also saves battery power.
 I thought an 1175 lamp would do but the current is wrong. It has to be a T5
screw type
socket. Could not locate a bulb number for it...any ideas?
 This is a pic.  https://ibb.co/Bzxt7mb
 The front bulb is what came out of the radio 6.3v 20mA. The back one is a
type 47, 6-8v 100mA way to big.
 

Might be time to consider replacing the bulb with
an LED and series current limiting resistor. The
mechanical part - mounting the LED - might be a little
challenging, but determining the resistor size is
straight forward. If you're not sure of that, we can
help you here.
Ed