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Bulb number 47, please do not run the radio without a pilot light very hard on the rect tube. Nice Job on the cabinet. David
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Dan, great job!
The wattage.....these are typically 1W or so.
I get the number from the fact that 6.3V time 0.15A is about 1W.
This size bulb won't get it too hot under there.
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I believe that the bulb for this radio is 110 volts, as it is the same size as a Christmas light bulb. I will do a check and get back to you guys..
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It cannot be 110V.
It is plugged between the 35Z5 filament's pins 2 and 3 which are one end and the pilot tap. Considering the filament itself is 35V, the tap voltage when unloaded is 15V, when loaded - 5V so the bulb is likely to be 5-6V.
This is I think the same for 46-420 or 46-460 versions.
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#47 would be 6V, I have a hippo, fairly certain that is what it has. Mine not so pretty, lost the Philco label somewhere along the line.
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OH NO,,,DON'T POKE THE BEE HIVE,,,,,THESE GENTLEMEN KNOW THIER STUFF,,,,THANK YOU,,
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Kenneth. I believe them, that is why I asked the question about the bulb.
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Dan;
It seems to depend on the code number, and production run, as to what pilot lamp the Hippo models use, some use a G.E #47 or equivalent, others use a 120 V night light type bulb. I think that the sets that used a 35Z3 (Loctal) used the 120 Volt night light bulb, basically a Christmas light bulb, since the 35Z3s don't have a pilot light tap on the filament. In any event they sell LED substitutes for night light bulbs in Walmart and some other stores, that would eliminate the potential melting plastic issue these sometimes get.
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Thank you Arran
Mine has a large screw socket and I can put in a LED night light , but it is too large to fit in the space where a little smaller bulb would go. The LED night light is just a tad too wide.
I will post some photos of the socket and set up I have .
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Dan your rect tube looks to be something other than a 35Y4. The standard night light is 7 watts but you can find clear 4 watt bulbs or just leave it out. Could you please give a list of all tubes in your set. Thanks David
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The tubes in this radio are ,,,,,,,,35Z5, 14AF7, 7B7, 7B7, 7C6 and 50L6
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I have a GE that has a bulb like that, put in a Red One for Christmas!
GE202.
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It is strange that they used 35Z5 and then did not utilized the filament pilot lamp tap.....
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