There are 35 fire panel backlight bulbs and they run at 0.06 amps — half the current of the bulbs on the other panels on the overhead. The only other panel which has backlight bulbs rated at this current is the ADIRS panel. Unfortunately I replaced all the bulbs on the fire panel mistakenly with … Continue reading →

A genuine panel from an Airbus uses 5v bulbs for the backlighting. An original panel for a cockpit project will most likely come from an Aircraft which is over 15-20 years old. It is not unusual for panels from torn down aircraft to have blown bulbs. When I received the overhead Fire panel more than half the … Continue reading →