barbierij
New Member
Hi, I'm Jesse and this is my first writeup here on AK. I am replacing the lamps in my CR-1020. I bought my lamps here from user dgwojo http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/member.php?u=441. He is awesome, and super helpful. He helped me find the lamps I needed for this and my TA-7100.
First question is, how are your eyes and hands? My vision is OK but my hands shake when I'm nervous (bad for R/C car racing).
2nd. Can you solder a 22AWG wire to a (24AWG I'm guessing) lamp?
If no, save the time and get the lamps and wires. If you like straining your eyes, save the $5 and be like me (actually I bought 6 just in case).
This is what I used:
Wire Stripper:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=17996136&clickid=prod_cs
Harbor freight has them for $5, radioshack has them for $10. I have the radioshack ones.
And helping hands:
http://www.harborfreight.com/helping-hands-319.html
Harbor freight has them on sale for $2.99, radioshack has them for $17. I'll let you guess which one I have.
Here we go!
1. remove the bottom screws.
2. Slowly pull the unit out of the case. Slowly, because you don't want to catch the tuner cord on the middle of the case. The middle of the case has a "catching" bracket that "catches" the front panel when it is put back into the case. I didn't take a picture of this, but you will see what I am talking about.
3. Identify the bulbs.
4. Cut the old bulb off. You want to cut about 1/2" off the wires just so you don't have any of the old leads from the bulb on the wire. Then trim the leads on the new bulb down to 1/4" and do the same for the wires. Now tin the ends.
There is no need to use the shrink wrap because the black rubber "gasket" will keep the wires separated for little more than 1/4"
5. Now this is really why I wanted to do this writeup. The first four lamps are easy to figure out. But for the tuner lamp, people said they had to move the faceplate, and some said they had to remove the string. You don't need to remove the faceplate and you don't need to remove the string. This lamp is just as easy as the others, but you need a small philips head to remove the screws.
6. Once the screws are removed, you can slide the bottom part to the right and expose the lamp. You can feed the wires through the plastic guide a couple inches to get more room.
7. The bulb has a metal housing and a clear insulator "gasket". Be super careful when making the leads short enough, because they may short out on the metal case if they are too long. I believe I made mine 1/4".
8. And then solder it just like you did with the other bulbs.
7. Enjoy!
First question is, how are your eyes and hands? My vision is OK but my hands shake when I'm nervous (bad for R/C car racing).
2nd. Can you solder a 22AWG wire to a (24AWG I'm guessing) lamp?
If no, save the time and get the lamps and wires. If you like straining your eyes, save the $5 and be like me (actually I bought 6 just in case).
This is what I used:
Wire Stripper:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=17996136&clickid=prod_cs
Harbor freight has them for $5, radioshack has them for $10. I have the radioshack ones.
And helping hands:
http://www.harborfreight.com/helping-hands-319.html
Harbor freight has them on sale for $2.99, radioshack has them for $17. I'll let you guess which one I have.
Here we go!
1. remove the bottom screws.
2. Slowly pull the unit out of the case. Slowly, because you don't want to catch the tuner cord on the middle of the case. The middle of the case has a "catching" bracket that "catches" the front panel when it is put back into the case. I didn't take a picture of this, but you will see what I am talking about.
3. Identify the bulbs.
4. Cut the old bulb off. You want to cut about 1/2" off the wires just so you don't have any of the old leads from the bulb on the wire. Then trim the leads on the new bulb down to 1/4" and do the same for the wires. Now tin the ends.
There is no need to use the shrink wrap because the black rubber "gasket" will keep the wires separated for little more than 1/4"
5. Now this is really why I wanted to do this writeup. The first four lamps are easy to figure out. But for the tuner lamp, people said they had to move the faceplate, and some said they had to remove the string. You don't need to remove the faceplate and you don't need to remove the string. This lamp is just as easy as the others, but you need a small philips head to remove the screws.
6. Once the screws are removed, you can slide the bottom part to the right and expose the lamp. You can feed the wires through the plastic guide a couple inches to get more room.
7. The bulb has a metal housing and a clear insulator "gasket". Be super careful when making the leads short enough, because they may short out on the metal case if they are too long. I believe I made mine 1/4".
8. And then solder it just like you did with the other bulbs.
7. Enjoy!
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