[Mg-t] Ignition lamp

[JohnD]

Thanks, everyone. This socket is one of the original ones from the car.  For
some reason, the center terminal was "shorter" than the other two sockets I
had around.  The little screw base bulbs I had been using (which sure did
NOT look like they were correct) would not touch the center terminal when
the bezel was screwed back on. Dug around in my "electro-this-and-that box"
and found a long, narrow bulb of unknown application. It works in my
"defective" socket but it's 4 watts. So, I switched sockets and now have a
REALLY bright low fuel warning lamp! Hope it won't melt the green lens.
-John Deikis

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*Running the Rallye to Reno in a '53 MG TD*
**MG Drive for CURE <http://www.kidsCURE.blogspot.com>


On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 6:35 PM, Lawrie Alexander <lawrie at britcars.com>wrote:

> 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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*Running the Rallye to Reno in a '53 MG TD*
**MG Drive for CURE <http://www.kidsCURE.blogspot.com>