Robert,
It is precisely because they are 7.5V that they are so much brighter....
probably a 3V bulb is even brighter, though even more briefly.
Ah, amazing how a vacation clears the mind and allows for such
anal....itical thinking.
Hope everyone had a safe and not-too-warm 4th!
Peter C
At 12:25 PM 7/6/99 , you wrote:
>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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