ordering replacement lamps sx-950

[schmikka]

Does anyone have a recommendation on where to order replacement bulbs for a Pioneer SX-950? Thanks very much in advance!

 

[markthefixer]

AK'er dgwojo is our lamp guy.

They'll be 8v 300m wedge base bulbs (4) for main illumination and 8v 50ma 4mm long leaded lamps for everything else (9).



but Dave burns them in and matches brightness IIAC....

 

[schmikka]

thank you!

Thanks a lot for the recommendation Mark. I'll be posting again shortly with photos and a tuner question on the SX-950. Love the unit, and I have to admit the reason I went with it rather than some others is seeing the discussions in this section and all the help people provide - especially you Mark!

 

[EchoWars]

Dave's lamps are great, but an alternative is always the #192 wedge lamp, rated at 13V 330mA, and draws about 220mA @ 8V and is slightly dimmer than the 8V 250mA lamps but will last for many years.

 

[Nautiker]

Replacement lamps

Sorry to hijack the thread - I'm considering purchase of an SX-1250 advertised as having a lamp out. How hard is it to replace these lamps? Any instructions on Audiokarma? I've been using search (and google as well) but haven't turned up anything...

 

[schmikka]

I am about as limited in knowledge as anyone, but changing the four display lamps on the 950 was a breeze. Others more knowledgeable here can tell you about the the orange lamps if it is one of the small ones.

 

[EchoWars]

Sorry to hijack the thread - I'm considering purchase of an SX-1250 advertised as having a lamp out. How hard is it to replace these lamps? Any instructions on Audiokarma? I've been using search (and google as well) but haven't turned up anything...

The lamps that light the tuner display can be changed by a reasonably well-disciplined 4 year-old. The indicator lamps are a different story and are a PITA, as the wires have to be cut, spliced, soldered, and shrink-wrapped.

 

[sui-san]

AK'er dgwojo is our lamp guy.

They'll be 8v 300m wedge base bulbs (4) for main illumination and 8v 50ma 4mm long leaded lamps for everything else (9).

There's also
http://www.vintage-electronics.cc/vlamp.html

but Dave burns them in and matches brightness IIAC....

Weren't the original wedge based lamps tinted green? Most of the Pioneers used 4 of them.

sui-san

 

[day67]

yes, green tint they were, I think Stanley made them and it helped to "whiten' up the otherwise gold, rather dim lighting.

Not to hijack but I have a TX 9800 tuner with replaced lights for the dial face and it's too damn dim and too "goldish." Any way to add brighter lamps, voltage or ma??
My eyes are what's goin' dim, age ya know. Brighter might have shorter life but worth it to me.....thanks, Dan