Replacement bulbs for HVAC dash control
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Replacement bulbs for HVAC dash control
Need help,anyone know were you can buy replacement bulbs for the HVAC control?Have maid the soldering repair,now need to replace the burnt out bulbs.Have tried Radio Shack,no luck.
Thanks,Ed
Thanks,Ed
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Thanks Lowcash,
Found a thread by "tstar" Tim said he used ligths from mcmaster.com,just ordered bulbs from them.
IF LOOKING FOR THE BULBS GO TO WWW.MCMASTER.COM/#1505K414 Thanks again,
Ed
Found a thread by "tstar" Tim said he used ligths from mcmaster.com,just ordered bulbs from them.
IF LOOKING FOR THE BULBS GO TO WWW.MCMASTER.COM/#1505K414 Thanks again,
Ed
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As far as getting the bulbs you can get them at Radio Shack. When I asked the nitwits that work there, they said they didn't carry them. I decided to look through their bulb draw display and found the exact same bulbs that McMaster-Carr sells. They were even cheaper and you can buy the amount you need. McMaster only sells packages of 10. The trade # is 7219. The Radio Shack part #272-1154.
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I definetely agree! I replaced just the burnt out bulbs and then when I was reinstalling the control more burned out and I had to remove it and get more bulbs. Just do it all at once.
As far as getting the bulbs you can get them at Radio Shack. When I asked the nitwits that work there, they said they didn't carry them. I decided to look through their bulb draw display and found the exact same bulbs that McMaster-Carr sells. They were even cheaper and you can buy the amount you need. McMaster only sells packages of 10. The trade # is 7219. The Radio Shack part #272-1154.
As far as getting the bulbs you can get them at Radio Shack. When I asked the nitwits that work there, they said they didn't carry them. I decided to look through their bulb draw display and found the exact same bulbs that McMaster-Carr sells. They were even cheaper and you can buy the amount you need. McMaster only sells packages of 10. The trade # is 7219. The Radio Shack part #272-1154.
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http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2104023
this one? how many do you need for the hvac controls?
would be nice to do during the winter...
this one? how many do you need for the hvac controls?
would be nice to do during the winter...
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St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
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Depending on how good you are with a soldering iron, this is not a difficult job. Including R&R of the control unit, it can be done in two hours or less. Use a pencil-type iron, not a big gun type. It's very delicate working on the printed circuit panel.
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St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
No problem...
Yeah here's the crux of it really... one solder accidental bridge and you fry the power board! Then you're looking at buying a new HVAC to replace the board.
Before you test the HVAC do a quick Ohm measurement between any two leads on a bulb to make sure there is not a short!
Tim
Before you test the HVAC do a quick Ohm measurement between any two leads on a bulb to make sure there is not a short!
Tim
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St. Jude Donor '11
Like Tim said, buy a solder sucker. It saved me soo many headaches trying to get the darn solder out of the pass thru holes.
If you are going to do all that work just covert to LED, it was much easier than I had thought. Just need some time and patience. I don't have patience and I still was able to do the swap easily!!
All else fails send it to Tim!
If you are going to do all that work just covert to LED, it was much easier than I had thought. Just need some time and patience. I don't have patience and I still was able to do the swap easily!!
All else fails send it to Tim!