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Do any former PL hands have knowledge of these meters? Or more accurately the dark tinted lenses - the meters themselves are fine.
My recently acquired four fin 400 (March1973) has those dark lenses and I have to think that their use must have been a stopgap measure.
When first encountered, this amp's meter illumination was barely detectible. Only peering inside the meters, directly at the bulbs could one see that they were in fact lit up - all four of them. The light was so dim I was convinced someone put in higher voltage lamps than what should have been in there. After delving inside the amp I found that the lamps were all original therefore of the correct voltage.
Since meter illumination is barely noticeable, it seems to me doubtful that such a darkly tinted meter would have been a first choice pick.
I do have a White Oak board but with blue LED's which are also feeble inside the meters. Joe is sending some bright white replacements but said he had no direct experience with these dark lenses.
I was wondering if any, with first hand knowledge, can say if this will provide sufficient light for the meters to be viewed from a distance.
My recently acquired four fin 400 (March1973) has those dark lenses and I have to think that their use must have been a stopgap measure.
When first encountered, this amp's meter illumination was barely detectible. Only peering inside the meters, directly at the bulbs could one see that they were in fact lit up - all four of them. The light was so dim I was convinced someone put in higher voltage lamps than what should have been in there. After delving inside the amp I found that the lamps were all original therefore of the correct voltage.
Since meter illumination is barely noticeable, it seems to me doubtful that such a darkly tinted meter would have been a first choice pick.
I do have a White Oak board but with blue LED's which are also feeble inside the meters. Joe is sending some bright white replacements but said he had no direct experience with these dark lenses.
I was wondering if any, with first hand knowledge, can say if this will provide sufficient light for the meters to be viewed from a distance.
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