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Back Lights on Lighting control Panel
Anyone know where I can get these bulbs? The number on them is DDP RG12
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I have used this company with good results. This link may get you in the right area to find what you need.
http://www.bulbtown.com/386_MINIATURE_BULB_MIDGET_GROOVE_BASE_p/386.htm
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That worked, thanks Andre
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Jerry,
If those are the blubs in the Vantare light panels that glow green and change to red, they are not incandenscent, they are bi-color LED’s.
Data Display Products (DDPLEDS.COM) states they no longer make that part, you will need to order a DDP replacement MG200-LRG15H. They say to use the 15V part vs. the 12V part to prevent early failure due to battery voltage increase, etc.
You will need to order through a distributor as DDP only take orders of $750 or larger.:
http://www.hardwarespecialty.com
OR
Here is the datasheet for the new part:
http://www.datasheets360.com/part/detail/mg200-lrg15h/5474225331637406875/
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Do thies bulbs change color and if they do how and why ?
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Michael,
Every time I see your post there is this…. 1960 Ford Falcon at 1000 HP . There must be a story.
AL
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I don’t have my Vantare schemetics at home with me. But I do know that the Vantare lighting panels use the DDP LED bulbs as refered to in the above response.
These LED’s are two pin bi-colored (two colors, Red and Green). These bulbs only have two pins (case and center conductor), so the two LEDs are installed reverse of each other inside the package.
In the drive circuit for the LED, they would use a voltage divider setup at the case of the bulb, and at the center conductor they would either supply 12VDC or ground. Depending on if the center conductor is driven to 12VDC or ground would determine if the LED is Green or Red.(edit) I looked at the schematics today. Well I should have known based on how these coach builders just
love using solenoids :). In this case they used a Double Pole Double Throw solenoid where poles A1 & B2 = 12vdc and A2 & B1 = ground, C1 = LED center conductor C2 = LED case. When coil is not driven and in state 1 (A1/B1), C1 is 12vdc and C2
is at ground driving the Green LED. When the coil is driven with 12vdc and in state 2 (A2/B2), the poles get reversed; C1 is at ground and C2 is 12vdc driving the Red LED.(edit)Vantare uses them to indicate the light circuit is powered on, the LEDs are normally Green when the circuit is not powered on, and red when it is.
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Al,
That Falcon has a small amount of money associated with it 🙂
It has as twin turbo Small Block
I need to get back to this project, but the purchase of the H3-45 got in the way.
Lots of fabrication work here. I hand built the stainless steel headers, the aluminum air charge piping, hand polished every piece, etc.
The first picture is when I had a 750HP NOS motor in it. It finally bought the farm, so like Tim Taylor would say, got to go bigger, so the 2nd picture shows the motor I am installing now with twin T66 turbochargers and Methonol injection.
It has been a PITA to shoe horn that motor and all the exhaust piping in there.
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Michael,
WOW….Thanks, for the information and especially the pictures. There is a lot of shinny metal, impressive motor install.
welcome to PC
AL
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Michael,
That is an awsome setup in the Falcon. Clearly you have the art for fabrication work. I would have thought the 700HP setup was more than the Falcon could hookup. Regardless, anyone that looks under the hood will certainly be in awe.
Nice Job!
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That is waaaaay kuhl……..and I’m not a Ford guy:)
The Hot Rod Power Tour is an awesome week of nonstop hot rodding.
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Alvie,
Its not powered by Ford 🙂
And Jerry got it right, its a SBC. The cost to have built that with Ford parts would have been 1.5 – 2 times more expensive, and that motor cost more than I will ever admit to 🙁
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Looks like a Chevy!
Thanks for the info on the Vantare lighting
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I should have noticed the sbc…………too busy looking at all the shiny stuff and wondering how I could fit it under the hood of my C5 Z06:)
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