Or it might make it worse. One of the things that shortens the life of
bulbs used in AC fixtures is the way the alternating current makes the
filament flex back and forth. I imagine that running dash bulbs through
the stabilizer would create a similar effect with "pulsed" DC.
Then again my imagination has been known to fail me at times. (right,
Larry?) <grin>
Larry Miller wrote:
>
> It might help. The stabilizer is basically a small flasher, it gets 12V then
> a spring heats up and bends to lose contact making 0V. Back and forth
> quickly enough that it "averages" ~10V. If you put a voltmeter on the output
> side you can see this in action.
>
> Larry Miller
> http://www.ado13.com
> "Nothing Is Foolproof To A Sufficiently Talented Fool"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <RBHouston@aol.com>
> To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 10:25 AM
> Subject: Dash Lights
>
> > Just had a brain fa*t while reading a post on the guage and voltage
> resistor
> > for dash guages and got to wondering.
> >
> > The Radio Shack 7.5 volt bulbs are supposed to be great for illumination
> of
> > the instruments, but don't last long because we run them at 12 volts.
> >
> > Is there a way to run the dash lights throught the voltage resistor (or to
> > buy a new one and wire it in) so that we get the benefit of bright dash
> > lights and still have the bulbs last awhile?
> >
> > The triumph guys would love to hear if this would work, unless they found
> a
> > fix after I dropped off the list last year.
> >
> > Wake up electrical guys..inquiring minds want to know. Just want the info
> > you understand, it's too hot to work on the car here too.
> >
> > Robert Houston
> >
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