Love-or-hate it 1938 GE GD-60

[decojoe67]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

If the radio uses a 35Z5 there's a 6V dial lamp tap on it's heater. There probably a resis something like 20 ohms across the half the heater. If you disconnect the dummy load resistor and substitute a dial lamp across it and mount the lamp so it shines through the wheel but doesn't melt it you can have your dial lamp.

Thank you for the info. Every time I'm about to go for adding a non-factory dial lamp, being the purist I am, I end up leaving it as-is. I do agree with collectors putting a second lamp on the opposite side of slide rule dial on some AA5 bakelite sets. Many times you can barely see it on some of those like the classic '46 Bendix "toaster" model.