JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,497 #1 Posted January 31, 2014 ok, seems folks look for these indicator bulbs, I guess they come in the rubber base. One just went on me, on the 416. Can we get them? Find them? Is there a cross reference to another bulb that works? As allways, thank you. Glenn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chazm 413 #2 Posted January 31, 2014 (edited) This may help from a priviest post So I unsoldered the bases and wires, which was as simple as holding the iron on the leftover post while holding the post with needle-nosed pliers. Once the solder melts, the stub comes right out. But here's where I made a mistake of assumption. I assumed that the bulbs were 12V, since the charging system is 12v. After returning from my local Radio Shack with 12 volt bulbs, soldering in a couple and getting nothing, I thought I fried the board! But then I looked at it in the dark and noticed the faintest glow from my replacements. That alerted me to bad voltage and when I put a voltmeter on the leads I discovered that they only drew 2 - 2.3 volts each. So I went back to Radio Shack and this time I got 2.5V bi-pin LED's (from the slide out drawers where all the good stuff is!). The install was easy but Note: LED's are polarized and will only worked when polarity is correct. So, put a meter on the pins to see which is positive. For me, the positive side was closest to the plug. It's a simple process to snip the leads on the LED's (so they are about 1/4" long), hold them onto the indent from where the old bulb leads were, then touch the iron to the opposite side of the circuit board and gently work the leads through. No addional solder was needed. They look great! Here's a Pic: Edited January 31, 2014 by chazm 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,497 #3 Posted February 1, 2014 Chazm, thanks for that information. As a followup to you, I found a bulb today, NOS. I also found a few on ebay, pricey. And I got a call back from a Toro dealer, bulb #111331, indicator bulb is still available to order. $6.00 bucks. Who knows for how long. just a FWIW to you, and others in this jam. Thamks again. Glenn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chazm 413 #4 Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) Glenn..SOI posted in the other thread where to locate them... Line #21 I think . Edited February 1, 2014 by chazm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsgarage 1 #5 Posted February 27, 2014 Glen, have you tried Bargs on rt 33 its ben years since I went there, I bought my commando 8 there many years ago Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
