will blister if the hot part touches it even for a microsecond. I
accidentally hit myself with one once when I was in highschool and was
in pain for days. My dad had bought me one of those old HERO robot
kits from Heath and I was putting one of the circuit boards together.
Too bad I don't still have it... It was supposed to be a project for
us to spend time together doing, but I think if I'd kept up with it I
could have finished it on my own. As was it sat on the bench for a few
years and eventually was lost to history. Not that any of this has
anything at all to do with Charlie's lights. :)
> 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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