I am working on repairing a custom made test bench for Lionel trains. It uses a neon glow lamp for its pilot light, which is out. The builder used a 22,000 ohm resistor in series with the bulb. The closest replacement I can find specifies a 30,000 ohm resistor.
If the builder used a 22,000 ohm instead of a 30,000 ohm resistor what would the result be? Brighter light? Shorter life?
Or maybe he used a bulb with specs I don't have.
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CharlieS posted:If the builder used a 22,000 ohm instead of a 30,000 ohm resistor what would the result be? Brighter light? Shorter life?
Or maybe he used a bulb with specs I don't have.
Any one of the above could be the result, without knowing the specs it's impossible to say. If you find a replacement that specifies a 30K resistor, I'd just go with that bulb and resistor.
Thank you John!
I got the resistors to go with the replacement glow lamps I ordered from Digikey.
Glad I checked the drawer of resistors I have on hand before ordering.
No Radio Shack around here to get things like that any longer.
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