Paint that sticks to glass.
joeparaski
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I want to convert my amp meter lighting on my SAE amplifiers to blue like the McIntosh amps. I thought I might try painting the bulbs blue. I just checked and the bulbs give off no detectable heat, at least none that I can feel with my fingers.
The foreseeable problems would be what kind of paint and which tint of blue, the "stickability" of the paint to the bulb, and how to apply it without it dripping off the bulbs.
Any ideas on this would be most welcome.
Joe
The foreseeable problems would be what kind of paint and which tint of blue, the "stickability" of the paint to the bulb, and how to apply it without it dripping off the bulbs.
Any ideas on this would be most welcome.
Joe
Amplifiers: 1-SAE Mark IV, 4-SAE 2400, 1-SAE 2500, 2-SAE 2600, 1-Buttkicker BKA 1000N w/2-tactile transducers. Sources: Sony BDP CX7000es, Sony CX300/CX400/CX450/CX455, SAE 8000 tuner, Akai 4000D R2R, Technics 1100A TT, Epson 8500UB with Carada 100". Speakers:Polk SDA SRS, 3.1TL, FXi5, FXi3, 2-SVS 20-29, Yamaha, SVS center sub. Power:2-Monster HTS3500, Furman M-8D & RR16 Plus. 2-SAE 4000 X-overs, SAE 5000a noise reduction, MSB Link DAC III, MSB Powerbase, Behringer 2496, Monarchy DIP 24/96.
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Get to your local party store for some blue cellophane to place around or in front of your bulb IF you're certain that the bulb isn't available in blue already. Paint would be a bad plan IMO.
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Where to buy blue paint? I can see it now..... Sorry, couldn't help myself
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Never occurred to me...brilliant !!!
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Forget the blue did anybody find out where you can buy black paint yet?ken brydson wrote: »Where to buy blue paint? I can see it now..... Sorry, couldn't help myself “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” ~ Mark Twain -
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Perhaps more than you wanna mess with. But have you searched Google to see if anyone has been doing any LED mods to SAE gear? Like they do on some Marantz stuff?--Gary--
Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out. -
I had a guy in Michigan modify an SAE amp with the led's. I sent him the payment to do 7 more and he basically took the money and I never heard from him again.
I took the modified board to a company that makes custom circuit boards....they want $100 per board!!
I found a website called replacementlightbulbs.com and ordered new bulbs for ALL my amplifiers. Today I went to an arts and crafts store and bought some blue paint that sticks to glass. If the paint trick works this will be the most cost-effective method to have the blue-meter look (I couldn't find blue bulbs).
JoeAmplifiers: 1-SAE Mark IV, 4-SAE 2400, 1-SAE 2500, 2-SAE 2600, 1-Buttkicker BKA 1000N w/2-tactile transducers. Sources: Sony BDP CX7000es, Sony CX300/CX400/CX450/CX455, SAE 8000 tuner, Akai 4000D R2R, Technics 1100A TT, Epson 8500UB with Carada 100". Speakers:Polk SDA SRS, 3.1TL, FXi5, FXi3, 2-SVS 20-29, Yamaha, SVS center sub. Power:2-Monster HTS3500, Furman M-8D & RR16 Plus. 2-SAE 4000 X-overs, SAE 5000a noise reduction, MSB Link DAC III, MSB Powerbase, Behringer 2496, Monarchy DIP 24/96. -
Well the trick worked. It took 2 dippings of the bulbs into the paint and I am satisfied with the results.
JoeAmplifiers: 1-SAE Mark IV, 4-SAE 2400, 1-SAE 2500, 2-SAE 2600, 1-Buttkicker BKA 1000N w/2-tactile transducers. Sources: Sony BDP CX7000es, Sony CX300/CX400/CX450/CX455, SAE 8000 tuner, Akai 4000D R2R, Technics 1100A TT, Epson 8500UB with Carada 100". Speakers:Polk SDA SRS, 3.1TL, FXi5, FXi3, 2-SVS 20-29, Yamaha, SVS center sub. Power:2-Monster HTS3500, Furman M-8D & RR16 Plus. 2-SAE 4000 X-overs, SAE 5000a noise reduction, MSB Link DAC III, MSB Powerbase, Behringer 2496, Monarchy DIP 24/96. -
This thread is worthless without pics.... whats up with that? lol- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
