GE 1493 bulb power supply?

[CHale]

This is a pretty dumb question, but I'm going to ask it anyway. I
bought an old microscope (radiuscope, actually--) at an auction today.
It uses a GE 1493 6.5 V, 2.75 A bulb, halogen, I think it is. I
didn't get a power supply with it, and so need to conjure one up.
What is a nice cheap means of powering this bulb properly? Is this
6.5 V AC? That's not clear to me from what I can learn about this
bulb. Thanks--
Charley Hale
Lafayette CO

 

[Neil]

Yes, this bulb is 6.5 volts A.C., but like most bulbs, it can be run on D.C.
as well. All you need to do is find a transformer that puts out
approximately this voltage, at 3 amps.
Any old transformer will do. 12volt with 6 volt center taps are very
plentiful.
Kim

"CHale" <chale4@qwest.net> wrote in message
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This is a pretty dumb question, but I'm going to ask it anyway. I
bought an old microscope (radiuscope, actually--) at an auction today.
It uses a GE 1493 6.5 V, 2.75 A bulb, halogen, I think it is. I
didn't get a power supply with it, and so need to conjure one up.
What is a nice cheap means of powering this bulb properly? Is this
6.5 V AC? That's not clear to me from what I can learn about this
bulb. Thanks--
Charley Hale
Lafayette CO

 

[CHale]

"Neil" <ksleep@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:<bFzwb.5282$Eq1.660974@news20.bellglobal.com>...

Yes, this bulb is 6.5 volts A.C., but like most bulbs, it can be run on D.C.
as well. All you need to do is find a transformer that puts out
approximately this voltage, at 3 amps.
Any old transformer will do. 12volt with 6 volt center taps are very
plentiful.
Kim

"CHale" <chale4@qwest.net> wrote in message
news:b02fb50e.0311241848.6a77b5c8@posting.google.com...
This is a pretty dumb question, but I'm going to ask it anyway. I
bought an old microscope (radiuscope, actually--) at an auction today.
It uses a GE 1493 6.5 V, 2.75 A bulb, halogen, I think it is. I
didn't get a power supply with it, and so need to conjure one up.
What is a nice cheap means of powering this bulb properly? Is this
6.5 V AC? That's not clear to me from what I can learn about this
bulb. Thanks--
Charley Hale
Lafayette CO

Thanks Kim, this is exactly what I'd hoped to learn. There's a place
in Boulder CO right down the alley of having these sorts of
transformers, cheap. Thanks again--Charley