...the only issue is the Mac Logo has bright spots where the bulbs are.
The lighting of the McIntosh logo is also uneven on my MC2155. I think that may be just the way they are.
...the only issue is the Mac Logo has bright spots where the bulbs are.
Mouser = $4.95 via the cheapest USPS 7 day rate. $7.95 for 2-3 day FedEx or UPS. I just bought four caps totaling $10 (not incl. shipping). There is no minimum purchase. I believe Digikey has the same policies and rates.Ordering a $1 bulb from mouser would probably end up costing me $25 for shipping. My local electronics parts store only stocks the 755 :-(
Mcintosh wanted $20 each ($40 total!!) for two blue tinted meter sheets for my MC300. The MC300 uses stiff tinted plastic that is about 1 mm thick. Does the 2205 use very thin plastic sheets you can bend? There was an earlier thread where someone suggested a source for two specific tinted sheets that are placed on top of each other.Looks great. I had a 2205 I used original lamps when I fixed some issues on the pcb that also fixed bad power guard lamp. Now the 2255 I have needs new gels. Where did you get those, Mac?
The 2205 uses lexan in front of the meters and the thin gels behind them. A haze will often form between the front glass and the blue lexan, which you can clean if you carefully remove the lexan from the glass.Mcintosh wanted $20 each ($40 total!!) for two blue tinted meter sheets for my MC300. The MC300 uses stiff tinted plastic that is about 1 mm thick. Does the 2205 use very thin plastic sheets you can bend? There was an earlier thread where someone suggested a source for two specific tinted sheets that are placed on top of each other.
I would check the voltage to the bulbs. The four Power Guard bulbs receive their power from the power supply board. Do the red bulbs flash when the power is turned on? Has the unit ever been recapped? I think the problem is the two large capacitors and the two diodes hiding in between. Also, 99% of the bulb changes mentioned deal with back lighting of the front panel. When a bulb is driven through a transistor switch as an indicator, the transistor is looking for a particular load.I replaced the normal lights on my MC2200 with more of the originals, but one has already burned out. I got a second MC2200 and the buyer said he had replaced the normal lights with green LEDs, they are both out now too.
So much for LEDs lasting longer...
Thanks; I got a kit from a guy on ebay that had the correct 19 bulbs and the gels for $35.99 shipped..