Date:         Thu, 10 Mar 2011 11:42:34 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Looking for LED Equivalent High Beam Indicator Bulb
Comments: To: Robert Stewart <robertmstewart@MAC.COM>
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Correction for the archives:  When I said T-2 1/2 I meant T-1
3/4.  When I said T-1 3/4 I meant T-1.  Sigh.

At 02:25 PM 2/28/2011, Robert Stewart wrote:
>I am Looking for an LED Equivalent High Beam Indicator Bulb.
>
>I was told by Busdepot.com that the part number I am looking for
>357919062 ($4.53)

Robert, the simplest thing to do is buy the incandescent bulb.  The
original lasted twenty years or more, and the replacement will too.

You won't have to mess with probably having to change out the
dropping resistor (the bulb uses one, but I suspect it wouldn't be
just right for the LED you choose; and unlike the warning lights
you're going to spend a long time staring into that bulb so it
mustn't be too bright).  For size, any standard T2-1/2 diffused LED
will fit if you take out the little blue lens.  If you leave the lens
in a T1-3/4 white might give better overall results but you'll still
likely have to fiddle with the brightness.

Yrs,
d