- 1. rating dash bulb brightness (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000 21:55:16 EDT
- Hi list, I picked up the #52 Radio Shack screw in light bulbs (supposedly brighter than standard) for my TR4 dash - thinking I might replace all for brightness. After looking at some of the bulbs in
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- 2. Re: rating dash bulb brightness (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000 20:13:36 -0600
- There are varying ratings for bulbs. Watts, however, is the amount of power consumed, rather than a measure of brightness (think of ratings for illumination compared to watts consumed as a measure of
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- 3. Re: rating dash bulb brightness (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000 20:36:04 -0600
- Interesting... the 100mA consumption doesn't jive with the wattage rating. At 12V, a 100mA current consumption should give it 1.2 watt rating, not 2.2 watts. (!) I suspect that the folks making the s
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- 4. Re: rating dash bulb brightness (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 11:23:28 -0700
- Close, it's "Mean Spherical Candle Power", meaning the candlepower is averaged in all directions. Actually, the modern unit for candlepower is called a 'candela', which is frequently abbreviated cd o
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- 5. Re: rating dash bulb brightness (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 15:44:07 EDT
- GENERAL ELECTRIC LIGHTING has an excellent catalog on "Miniature and Sealed Beam Lamps " contact "Consumer Inquiries" tel 1-800-GE LIGHT (435-4448) you will find an excellent glossary of terms ,bulb
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