[Public-List] Early model running light question

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Mike G, 

I am interested in how you fitted LED lamps into the original light fixtures.  What was your procedure and where there any tricks involved? What brand LED's did you install?  Thank you. 

Michael #133 



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From: "Michael Grosh " < dickdurk @ gmail .com> 
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The contact assembly should just push out-basically with an ice pick from in 
the cabin. New ones are available, but the heavy chrome over brass fitting 
is not. They are Perko . The replacements I have seen are cheap looking 
stamped SS. 
I was interested in lower electrical draw, and LED bulbs would not fit into 
the space available, hence the hardwired pigtail option. 
I guess you should also be aware the side mounted lights do not comply with 
visibility requirements, especially when power sailing. The relatively 
higher bow, and the foresail, blocks visibility. 

MichaelGrosh 
#220 
On Oct 9, 2011 6:04 PM, "Amy & David Swanson" < zira @ bellsouth .net> 
wrote: 

> Mike - 
> 
> The glass comes out fine.  I just can't get the actual contact part out. 
> Any ideas? 
> 
> David Swanson 
> Strayaway Child 
> Alberg 30 #229 
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> 
>  On my '67 boat, the colored lens is glass. It was held in place by 
>> pressure 
>> and had a foamy rubber sort of gasket. As long as a PO didn't get 
>> creative, 
>> the glass should just pop out. 
>> On Checkmate, I deleted the bulb and fixture with LED. I soldered pigtails 
>> directly to the 'bulb' contacts, then sealed in the whole mess (inside the 
>> colored glass) with silicone. Works great-be aware LEDs are polarity 
>> sensitive, though. 
>> 
>> MichaelGrosh 
>> #220 
>> On Oct 9, 2011 4:23 PM, "Amy & David Swanson" < zira @ bellsouth .net> 
>> wrote: 
>> 
>>  On my 1967 model boat, I am having problems with the starboard (green) 
>>> running light.  I need to disassemble it, and take out the spring-loaded 
>>> plastic part with the 2 contacts for the bulb.  I can get the bronze 
>>> parts 
>>> apart but I cannot figure out how to get that plastic part out.  Can 
>>> anyone 
>>> give me some guidance, or suggestions on where to get a replacement? 
>>> Thanks. 
>>> 
>>> David Swanson 
>>> Strayaway Child 
>>> Aplberg 30 #229 
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