Post by: Orcade-Ian on October 19, 2023, 03:11:17 PM
Ian
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on October 19, 2023, 03:31:44 PM
I might have some old ones in fair condition.
Post, PM me or e-mail me a picture of what you are after I might have something you can use.
Post by: Orcade-Ian on October 19, 2023, 03:45:58 PM
Thanks for the reply,
Culled from CMSNL this is the pic - part number marked 1 are the bulbs but the holders beneath have no number but are part of the instrument. The originals are twinned, going down to the bullets and have a grommet which goes through the chrome or stainless dish. I only need the rubber covered bulb holders which press into the speedo/tach unless a complete setup is available. Ordinary bulb holders are too long - the originals only protrude a few millimetres from the instrument body
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Ian
Post by: Athame57 on October 19, 2023, 05:08:14 PM
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Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on October 20, 2023, 07:22:49 AM
Wow - without wishing to hijack the thread, that's like a pre-internet website! Takes me back to the 1990's...Oxymoron Alert
Pre-internet website
Sites in the 90s were all fixed-width with content boxes hard coded in HTML to a fixed number of pixels. That was ok until bigger/wider screens came along and then laptops with different aspect ratios.
Auto-sizing (known as “responsive”) design took over in the 00s.
Then there were smartphones.
Considering how hard it was to test a page design against all possible screen sizes and resolutions (let alone all the different browsers that were around), it’s amazing that anything ever went live.
Nowadays it’s all done for us in the background and browsers all conform to a basic set of standards.
Here endeth the tech lesson.
Back to the subject…
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Post by: AshimotoK0 on October 20, 2023, 07:41:10 AM
Wow - without wishing to hijack the thread, that's like a pre-internet website! Takes me back to the 1990's...Oxymoron Alert
Pre-internet website
Cheers Steve .. I kind of like the look of his website TBH. Old school like the bikes but I wish he would price everything ! A lot of people think he is Steve Cooper of VJMC/Magazine author fame (as I did once) but evidently a totally different chap as far as I know.
Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on October 20, 2023, 10:10:25 AM
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Post by: Orcade-Ian on October 20, 2023, 10:49:48 AM
I've managed to source 2 complete sets with correct colours - many thanks to all who contributed. It just completes that little part of a bike I've been using quite a bit and had forgotten they were missing - not used in the dark presumably or perhaps never looked at the instruments when riding!
Thanks again,
Ian
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on October 20, 2023, 10:53:11 AM
Post by: Orcade-Ian on October 20, 2023, 11:07:14 AM
The bulbs are always blackened, so leds would be better - do you know of a source and do they fit inside without fouling anything?
Ian
Post by: Matt_Harrington on October 20, 2023, 11:31:57 AM
These are the ones fitted in different colours :
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/384275609221?var=652479735485 (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/384275609221?var=652479735485)
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on October 20, 2023, 01:35:09 PM
They fit and are good quality so should last for many years.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53083671199_9880cc3d2b_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oSPG3k)LED's (https://flic.kr/p/2oSPG3k) by Macabe Thiele (https://www.flickr.com/photos/187487200@N03/), on Flickr
Post by: Orcade-Ian on October 20, 2023, 03:19:11 PM
Many thanks - I might try green and white to compare.
Ian
Post by: andy120t on October 20, 2023, 04:27:06 PM
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on October 20, 2023, 04:30:05 PM
Great info Ted,
Many thanks - I might try green and white to compare.
Ian
The Green works really well for the instruments, on the idiot lights white is needed but can't remember which one for certain - I think its the orange lamp that needs white & blue main beam. Someone here will know a little bit of delecacy is needed when fitting the bulbs in the bulb holders due to the exposed nature as they are not fully encapsulated.
Post by: Matt_Harrington on October 20, 2023, 05:13:08 PM
Post by: Oddjob on October 20, 2023, 06:23:50 PM
According to ClassicCarLEds the bulbs are wavelength sensitive, so for instance fitting white below a red filter isn't great, fit red below instead.
https://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,25595.msg234547.html#msg234547
I would recommend getting a pair of the LED headlight bulb also featured in that thread, everyone who has ever seen them in real life has bought a pair, great if you have 2 bikes or buy with a mate and split the pack and the cost.
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on October 20, 2023, 06:58:40 PM
Ted, the ones I listedbefore you are fully encapsulated - should that be of interest ;) I also matched the colours to the idiot lenses .....
My experience of those in your link has not been good - very dull but they might have improved when I bought some about 5 yeas ago. They are forever improving so might be good.