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How about an "Industrial Audio Visual" repair shop<br><br>
David<br>
Just one of many 737 Flight Deck Builders<br><br>
At 11:52 AM 5/15/2004, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">I was reading the
troubleshooting section of the instruction paper. It says the power diode
may have failed. <br>
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At any rate there IS a thermostat on the lamp housing as you
described. It is riveted to the housing, as is one of the wires. I guess
they are trying to ensure everyone is forced to mail the entire unit to
them for repairers. 75 bucks to replace what is probably a 2 dollar part.
Errr!!! <br>
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I wonder if there are some kind of local shops that work on overheads.
Anyone have any ideas on what kind of place I should look for? My sim is
no longer any fun without the projector, I've been spoiled!<br>
Justin<br>
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>Justin,<br><br>
>It probably is a thermostat on the lamp housing, not a diode.<br>
>It would be right close to the lamp itself and if it is like
the<br>
>ones on ours, it has a oval flange, a black cylindrical body<br>
>and two wires coming off of it. Ours are made by Klixon,<br>
>a division of Texas Instruments (same division that makes<br>
>aviation circuit breakers). These can be bought to open at a<br>
>certain temperature and reset after cooling. After a bunch of<br>
>cycles, the contacts pit and do not make.<br><br>
>Fred Mahone<br><br>
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