Chuck is correct I have done this trick on FRS units. The glass clears and the lamp re-ignites and continues to work for a long time. Actually it hasn't failed and this must be 2 years now. Regards Paul WB8TSL
On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 8:34 AM, Chuck Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > Just in case you weren't aware, bad lamps can often be > resurrected by the judicious application of heat. The idea > is to heat the bulb enough to evaporate all of the Rb > that is deposited on the glass (making it black), and then > let the lamp cool. The Rb will again condense out on the > glass, but this time it will condense out where the lamp > is coolest, and will spare the rest of the bulb, allowing > the light to get out. > > -Chuck Harris > > > > Doug Millar wrote: > >> Hi, Does anyone have a good Rb lamp available for an Efratom FRK? >> >> Doug K6JEY ([email protected]) >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/ >> mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> >> _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/ > mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
