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MK3 warning light watts?

Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 10:09 pm
by Scottish888
Bought some 6 volt 1.2 watt warning lamp bulbs but they blow as soon as powered up.
What is the correct wattage for these bulbs?
They work fine in the instruments.
Regards

Re: MK3 warning light watts?

Posted: Fri May 15, 2020 6:46 am
by ducwiz
They can't blow due to a to low power rating (= wattage), but they do either if exposed to more than 7 Volt, or due to an inferior production quality. Afaik, also 6 Volt LED bulbs are available, which should do a better job. I remember a thread here where a source was mentioned.
The w/c parts catalog quotes 3 Watt.

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