Stink Bear
Active Member
I'm looking for information on dial pointer bulbs for an SX-990.
I replaced bulbs in 3 different units, put in 40 ma bulbs, and they are pretty dim.
I have two of the lamps that I removed, I measured the diameter of them with dial calipers, I come up with .2 inches, which converts to 5mm. Where do people come up with a 3mm bulb?
I checked with dgwojo, my options (if I can use a 5mm bulb) are 8v/50ma/4mm lamps ( 50 ma is original) 8v/55ma/4.7mm lamps, 8v/70ma/3mm lamps, or white 8v/20ma/3mm dc wire lead LED lamps.
I would like to keep the brightness somewhere close to original, but I like the idea of an LED since they put out much less heat and would last a long time. The SX-990 pointer lamps are not easy to get to.
Does anyone have any experience with any of the above lamps on the SX-990?
Pics would be nice......................
I replaced bulbs in 3 different units, put in 40 ma bulbs, and they are pretty dim.
I have two of the lamps that I removed, I measured the diameter of them with dial calipers, I come up with .2 inches, which converts to 5mm. Where do people come up with a 3mm bulb?
I checked with dgwojo, my options (if I can use a 5mm bulb) are 8v/50ma/4mm lamps ( 50 ma is original) 8v/55ma/4.7mm lamps, 8v/70ma/3mm lamps, or white 8v/20ma/3mm dc wire lead LED lamps.
I would like to keep the brightness somewhere close to original, but I like the idea of an LED since they put out much less heat and would last a long time. The SX-990 pointer lamps are not easy to get to.
Does anyone have any experience with any of the above lamps on the SX-990?
Pics would be nice......................