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Subject:Re: Bulbs
From:Roy Nicholl
Date:Tue, 18 Dec 2018 15:48:02 -0400

The Hyena may be in hybernation, but I had to crawl under the LT the other day when it was warm (-12C) to deal with a bad solenoid and replace the blower (heat in the cab was becoming a necessity)

> On 18-Dec-2018, at 12:36, Eric Caron <eric.caron@ICLOUD.COM> wrote:
> 
> Hi Dave,
> 
> yes, I bet that fixes it! 
> 
> Now why make us wait?  get a umbrella and get out there!  A Vermont Vanagon person wood.  Are you getting soft down in the south in Mass?
> 
> Looking forward to the solution.
> 
> Eric 
> Keeping warm in Vt
> 
> 
>> On Dec 18, 2018, at 9:16 AM, ddbjorkman@verizon.net <ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET> wrote:
>> 
>> Yes, everything I looked up when I found I had a few 1157's and no 1034's seemed to say they were interchangeable.  In fact, it was said that the 1157's might be a bit longer lasting.  As soon as it gets a little warmer and/or not raining out here, I am going to check bulb orientation.  That may be the whole solution. 
>> Dave B.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dug Smith <dug@DUGBERT.COM>
>> To: vanagon <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Mon, Dec 17, 2018 8:59 am
>> Subject: Re: Bulbs
>> 
>> From what I can tell, both have a 27W "high" light :o)
>> 
>> On 12/17/2018 05:45, ddbjorkman@verizon.net wrote:
>>> Absolutely going to try that.�  I was wondering if there was a difference electrically between the 2 bulbs.
>>> Dave B.
>> 
>> toodle pip,
>> --
>>      Dug Smith          | Terry Pratchett: It's almost
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