NormB
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This works for me, you might try it.
Red lighting preserves night vision. Never could figure out a rationale for GREEN panel lighting.
I bought a small bottle of Vitrea 100 glass paint and some Eiko 6S6/30V bulbs (about $8 and $10, respectively), but didn't like the paint finish. Might've worked, but went ahead and bought some LED lamps of the 194 base variety.
These come apart very easily. I broke the glass capsule/bulb, scraped and tinned the filiment wire leads and reattached them to the circuit board for the LEDs (non-polarized).
I then used some tape and five-minute epoxy to "pot" the base/lens unit, coated the base with a little dielectric grease and VOILA!
One more to go.
![IMG_5524.jpg IMG_5524.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/517/517134-75af3ad01dfddb365943fdf6170e8718.jpg)
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![IMG_5515.jpg IMG_5515.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/517/517138-b0725111b6a9951237b4d6506b2cc6d3.jpg)
![IMG_5533.jpg IMG_5533.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/517/517139-b18f6fc675b9d4aa3cdc80bb1093e1fb.jpg)
Red lighting preserves night vision. Never could figure out a rationale for GREEN panel lighting.
I bought a small bottle of Vitrea 100 glass paint and some Eiko 6S6/30V bulbs (about $8 and $10, respectively), but didn't like the paint finish. Might've worked, but went ahead and bought some LED lamps of the 194 base variety.
These come apart very easily. I broke the glass capsule/bulb, scraped and tinned the filiment wire leads and reattached them to the circuit board for the LEDs (non-polarized).
I then used some tape and five-minute epoxy to "pot" the base/lens unit, coated the base with a little dielectric grease and VOILA!
One more to go.
![IMG_5524.jpg IMG_5524.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/517/517134-75af3ad01dfddb365943fdf6170e8718.jpg)
![IMG_5525.jpg IMG_5525.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/517/517135-37dfc2bad77130dcbc18a6e105e94e5d.jpg)
![IMG_5526.jpg IMG_5526.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/517/517136-b2303a44c19cdf10977b8e27472f7d01.jpg)
![IMG_5527.jpg IMG_5527.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/517/517137-e0774510c87110972eb78da543b9073d.jpg)
![IMG_5515.jpg IMG_5515.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/517/517138-b0725111b6a9951237b4d6506b2cc6d3.jpg)
![IMG_5533.jpg IMG_5533.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/517/517139-b18f6fc675b9d4aa3cdc80bb1093e1fb.jpg)