[sdiy] type of lamp used in Fender Rhodes pre amp ?

[David Brown]

I had to replace mine.  I have an old one here that I think is my 
spare.  I remembered it being just a two digit number so I'm 99% sure 
this is it.

GE #12
.15A 6.3V .945W G4 2-Pin Base G3.5 Glass

I made one until I could find one by just soldering a couple of pins 
on a T base bulb.  Still have it, in fact.  I think I bought a 
replacement at Allied Electric.  A long search yielded this part 
number:  Allied Stock# 244-0034

Hope this helps.

Dave


At 11:47 PM 3/5/2007, Peter Blackett wrote:
>Hi,
>just wondered if anyone knew offhand what bulbs were used in the 
>early version of the Fender Rhode pre amp for Tremolo ?
>later preamps used I think a Vactrol.
>I've mislaid my service manual for the Rhodes, and one online 
>version I found doesn't have any schematics in it.....
>the original fault was a smoothing cap on the pre amp had gone short 
>circuit ! as the caps are probably 30 years old I'm going to change 
>the similar electrolytic ones on the pre amp.
>regards Peter