First off, I'd like to praise Matt's exceedingly good judgement in
agreeing with me :)
Next, I used to work in Radio Shack, and I'll almost guarantee they will
have the bulb you want, even if you have to dig for it in their dusty
special order catalog, and you may well have to solder it on. I used to
sell all sorts of wierd 12v (and otherwise) incandescent bulbs that came
out of the box with only a couple of lead (pronounced "leed", not the
toxic metal), wires that required a soldered connection.
I don't remember the exact catalog, but if they counter guy is
especially slack-jawed, just ask him for their bulb/tube catalog and see
if you can find what you need, and be prepared to enjoy the Radio Shack
muzak, it's a BIG catalog.
- Jim
Charlie Griefer wrote:
>thanks. most of what you said is greek to me, but i'm trying to learn :)
>
>never even used a soldering iron, but it looked fairly simple. figured i'd run to Radio Shack yesterday (brought the opera light bulbs, and the circuit board in), buy the bulbs, buy the soldering iron and some solder, and give it a go. it seemed there were 2 filaments (?) extending out of the bottom of the bulbs, with one soldered to the board itself, and one soldered to.. wiring on the board (circuit?).
>
>all 4 opera light bulbs are burnt out, so i'm guessing the multimeter/voltmeter won't be much good here.
>
>Actually i'm stopping by a body shop this afternoon (my truck, which was stolen last week, was found...so i have to go make a list of what's been damaged)...maybe somebody there would know. I'm sure they'd be able to figure it out...what would they do if somebody brought in a van that got smashed on the side..breaking the opera lights?
>
>anyhow, thanks much for the info. i'll let ya know how it goes.
>
>Charlie
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Matthew Small
> To: CF-Community
> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 2:57 PM
> Subject: Re: bulbs...i need bulbs
>
>
> I agree with Jim on this one.
>
> You need to try to get the part number from the bulb itself, then type
> it into google and see what you come up with. If you can'y do that,
> try measuring the voltage of the bulb with a multimeter or voltmeter.
> Then go back to radio shack and tell them the voltage of bulb you need,
> and the physical size - they really ought to be able to help you, I
> don't care which person there you spoke to. There are entire catalogs
> of electronic components that you could use to find your part. Also,
> there should also be other electronics shops that can help you better.
>
> Soldering them in should be an easy task. If you don't know how, just
> ask us again and we'll help.
>
> I also like the LED idea, that should also work.
>
> My best guess is that they are 12 volt DC lights. Most electronics run
> on 12 vdc, and cars follow this rule. Even circuit boards use 12vdc.
>
> Look at http://www.oksolar.com/led/electronics-led.htm just as a quick
> link I found on google.
>
> Good luck,
> Matthew Small
> 6 years Aviation Electronics Tech, USMC
>
> On Friday, January 2, 2004, at 03:33 PM, Jim Campbell wrote:
>
> > How much of an electrical geek are you? That is to say, with a
> > multimeter and a little bit of solder, you could possibly replace the
> > bulbs yourself with LED's or other bulbs that fall within the
> > voltage/amperage limits...
> >
> > - Jim
> >
> > Charlie Griefer wrote:
> >
> > >Heya Isaac...
> > >
> > >yea, Gladiator is another conversion company. we looked at a
> > Gladiator before picking this one up, but this one has the raised
> > roof, which we liked (more headroom, tv higher up).
> > >
> > >sent www.lightbulbs.com and email yesterday. got a "sorry, can't
> > help ya" reply :(
> > >
> > >i've exhausted all possible sane resources...which is why i now turn
> > to >shudder< cf-community : )
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: S. Isaac Dealey
> > > To: CF-Community
> > > Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 1:23 PM
> > > Subject: Re: bulbs...i need bulbs
> > >
> > >
> > > Try www.lightbulbs.com ... which actually does exist. :)
> > >
> > > I had to get rid of my Chevy G20 just a couple months ago... though
> > > mine was converted by ... I think the name of the after-market
> > company
> > > was Gladiator... or maybe that was just their name for the model.
> > >
> > > Picked up a nice Integra for $4k... Unfortunately the door latch is
> > > busted on the drivers side shortly after getting it, so now my door
> > > rattles... <sigh>... I swear mechanical objects exist for the
> > purpose
> > > of breaking the minute I touch them.
> > >
> > > > ok...i have no reason to think anybody on this list would
> > > > necessarily know this...but then again...never hurts to
> > > > ask.
> > >
> > > > i've got a 1993 Chevy G20 Conversion van. bought it about
> > > > 3 months ago. it's in relatively decent shape, but needs
> > > > a few little tweaks. one of them is light bulbs.
> > >
> > > > there are two "opera lights" on the exterior of the van
> > > > (one on the left and one on the right sides). they are
> > > > vertical strips that each take 2 small bulbs. all 4 are
> > > > dead.
> > >
> > > > inside the van, there's a switchplate up front...this
> > > > switchplate has 4 buttons on it (they control tv, various
> > > > interior lights, etc). the buttons are lit up via 4 bulbs
> > > > that are soldered onto a circuitboard behind the
> > > > switchplate. 3 of the 4 bulbs are out.
> > >
> > > > radio shack couldn't help out. they suggested i go to a
> > > > chevy dealer. that won't work, as these are aftermarket
> > > > items that were added by the conversion company (Tiara,
> > > > which is no longer in existence).
> > >
> > > > i've got an image of the bulbs at
> > > > http://charlie.griefer.com/bulbs.jpg
> > >
> > > > if anybody has any idea where to pick up obscure light
> > > > bulbs (oddly enough, http://www.obscurelightbulbsrus.com
> > > > doesn't exist), please throw 'em my way.
> > >
> > > > appreciate it : )
> > >
> > > > Charlie
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> <image.tiff>
> >
> >
>
>
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