19 Oct
2010
19 Oct
'10
7:18 p.m.
So where would I get exact equivalents for the 8-L
bulbs these days ?
around 10 pcs needed.....
"Exact" would be tricky, as the 10V bulbs don't seem to be manufactured any
more.
However, the CM7371/CEC7371 should work fine and is available from
Farnell/Newark
and from Mouser. (Oddly, it looks like Farnell ships them from the USA but
they cost
less if ordered from Farnell, rather than Newark.)
If you have old panels around, the originals are the ones with the blue
base. They
were used in the 8/E bulb panels, as well as other DEC gear. They may be
marked
OL-2 on the base. The CM2309 was an exact equivalent for the OL-2, and I've
seen
those in old panels too. (I've also seen others, often wildly the wrong
bulb for the
job.)
Vince