Help locating 35LS126 source

[K6SDW]

The 35LS126 lamp died on my Palstar WM150M wattmeter......no big deal, I'll contact Palstar for a replacement. Well, long story short, the 35LS126 is discontinued and no replacement! No big deal, I'll install an LED replacement, which didn't work due to LED's being a pinpoint light source causing the face of the WM150M to light up like a flashlight source instead of a broad disbursed light source. So far, everything I've tried is less than successful.....

Any suggestions for a replacement that works by providing a diffused light source and lighting the entire wattmeter face evenly from the rear and running on 12vdc?

Thanks! 73

[KA4POL]

There are LEDs with fairly wide angles. Anyway you should be able to find some fitting replacement at http://www.kenselectronics.com/lists/lites.htm
You do not need to use a 12V lamp a lower value with resistance will also do.

[KE3WD]

A little light sandpapering of the LED's plastic can "frost" the surface yielding a diffused light pattern. 

Sanding, plus using two LED's in a crisscross 45 degree pattern to replace one standard lamp can work very well. 


Yellow LEDs, when sanded, make a rather nice pale light on meter faces and the like. 


73

[K8AXW]

Try Mouser Electronics for high-intensity LEDs with a flat lens.  They have, as I recall, a 120° light dispersant angle.  Use two and adjust the dropping resistors to give you the effect you want.

[W9GB]

The 35LS126 lamp was made by Xicon and has been listed as obsolete (Mouser)

Manufacturer:  Xicon
Product Category: Lamps
RoHS: No
Lamp Type: Incandescent
Lamp Base Type: Bayonet
Lamp Size: T-1 3/4
Color: Clear
Voltage: 12 V
Operating Current: 0.06 A
Life Hours: 10,000 Hrs
 
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CenterPoint Electronics (West Jordan, UT) HAS the bulbs for less than $2 each .. Time to Stock up !!
http://www.cpcares.com/xicon/Xicon_Lamp_Holders/35LS126.html

You could also substitute other T1-3/4 bulbs (bayonet base) at 12 Volts, 60 mA -- but may have shorter life hours.