[Mg-t] Ignition lamp

[Lawrie Alexander]

John,

The repro lamps that Moss sells look very like what you are describing. The 
bulb is  a screw-base bulb but, instead of screwing into the socket, it 
screws into the spring that you see in your socket. Actually, the bulb and 
spring can be removed as a unit. The bulb is held in simply by screwing the 
lens and bezel onto the lamp. The center terminal of the bulb hits the 
contact you saw at the bottom of your socket; the ground is provided by the 
spring wrapped around the bulb and touching the sides of the socket.

Lawrie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Deikis" <johnsfolly at gmail.com>
To: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer at roundaboutmanor.com>
Cc: "MG T List" <mg-t at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2011 1:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Mg-t] Ignition lamp


> Thanks, Lew. In looking at my lamp unit, it does not appear to have any
> provision for a screw base bulb. The "side terminal" looks like a bayonet 
> type
> barrel and the center terminal is down in the bottom, where you would 
> expect.
> There is also a spring in the center.  The unit looks like it should take 
> some
> sort of bayonet bulb.
>
> Have no idea where this came from. was in the car when I got it.
>
> John
>
>
>
> On Mar 26, 2011, at 9:59 AM, "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer at roundaboutmanor.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Originally, a screw base 2.2 volt bulb, but a 12 volt one will work -
>> especially if you don't have the resistance winding on the lamp socket.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Lew Palmer
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mg-t-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:mg-t-bounces at autox.team.net] On
>> Behalf Of JohnD
>> Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 11:08 PM
>> To: MG T List
>> Subject: [Mg-t] Ignition lamp
>>
>> What sort of bulb fits the socket inside the ignition lamp on the fascia
> TD?
>> Thanks.
>> John Deikis
>>
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