Hugh
Just to throw this into the mix. Recently purchased, but haven't used yet, a
pair of the screw in type bulbs from Radio Shack. These are rated at 14.4 w. At
that time I hadn't given much thought to how close to the plastic domes these
would come to. Has any one tried these bulbs?
Dale
Hugh Fader <hfader@usa.net> wrote:Jonmac,
My TR6 has 2.2W screw-in bulbs for the instruments. Are these the same as in
your saloon? I guess not, because you say you replaced 5W with 10W bulbs.
Anyway, do you have a source for these?
Thanks,
Hugh Fader
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of jonmac
> Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 3:40 AM
> To: OkgobeatsaII@aol.com
> Cc: 6Pack
> Subject: Re: Poor dash lighting
>
>
> Brandon Avery wrote:
> i am an 18 year old college student in texas. i
> recently cleaned out
> my garage and found the family dormant triumph under the
> endless pile of
> junk. with help from a british car shop, i restored it and it
> is now in
> great
> condition. i was awarded this terrific find in the form of a christmas
> present.
> Here is my question. Is there any way to increase the
> lighting power
> in the dash instruments, or is that another great quality we
> can credit to
> the great lucas electronics? thanks everyone for your help.
>
> Brandon
> Going back to the days when Triumphs were new, lighting
> quality on secondary
> instrumentation was less than ideal - and that was when
> everything was clean
> and new and the rheostat was turned to full power!
> By now, your instruments will have blackened bulbs and dirty
> glasses on the
> inside. The plastic window on top of the instrument through
> which the light
> shines may also have yellowed as well? I cleaned this (a bit)
> with warm
> soapy water and a cotton bud. I've refurbished all the
> instruments on both
> my Triumph saloons with higher power bulbs 10 watts instead
> of 5 watts,
> cleaned the inside of the glasses and replaced the 'O' rings
> between the
> bezel and instrument itself.
> I now have brighter secondary instrument lighting (which
> still casts shadows
> as it always did) but the 'power' of the "black lighting" for
> speedo and rev
> counter is outstanding. Well worth the effort.
>
> Jonmac
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