Re: [amsat-bb] control box

[Cliff Buttschardt <cbuttsch@xxxxxxxx>]

Yes Alan gives good advice!  Since you need to put a wire between the source and
the lamp anyway, a small 33 ohm resistor is a good idea.  I think I used 68 ohms
as I did not need as bright a presentation as the original.  Cliff K7RR

"Alan P. Biddle" wrote:
> 
> Cliff is right about installing LEDs, but if you decide to go with the
> lights, you will need to put a 33 ohm resistor in series with each bulb.
> The bulb is 12 volts, and the unit supplies something like 14 volts.  I did
> so a few months back, and it works perfectly.  Since there is not really a
> socket, there is plenty of room.
> 
> Alan
> WA4SCA
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