Tinkering with the Red Button

[fj834@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Dr. George A. Themelis)]

It's good to read Barry Bronson's tinkering with the Realist red-
button viewer.  Some people find the 2W halogen (2.5V, 0.8A) too 
bright.  Barry has the courage to publicly admit that he finds the No. 
245 "truly wimpy and yellow" and go for the big 10W.
 
So do I, and I did something about it too.  Here is a list of halogen 
screw base bulbs that I offer for sale and will fit and work in your 
Realist red-button viewer.  In terms of increasing power:
 
1.25W  2.5V 0.5A -- The Wimpy
2.0W   2.5V 0.8A -- The Standard
6.0W   6.0V 1.0A -- The Bright
10W    6.0V 1.6A -- The Extra Bright

All these are halogen bulbs with a screw base so you can use the 
regular lamp holder.  They are slightly taller but you can file the 
top and bottom a bit and make them fit.  The first two will now be 
offered with optional frosted glass to eliminate shadows.
 
I carry all of them and sell them for the lowest price in the USA.  
I only had one customer from ROC order a 6V bulb.  Too many wimps 
around...
 
In adittion to these bulbs I have regulated power supplies that will 
support the Standard and the Bright bulbs.  They come with either US 
or European/International transformers.  No one has ordered the 6V 
supply or a European version of the 3V.  I need to work more to educate 
the public...
 
George -- An advocate of BRIGHT viewer illumination
 
"If the slide still looks good under blindingly bright light, 
then it's a keeper..."


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