SidVicious1978 Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 i cant get through to ashdown but i dont know the name of the bulb cause maplin said they might do a few colours i need a help Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumnote Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 If its one behind the VU its not a conventional bulb, its like a mini tube that you have to solder on, Best phone ashdown, they sent me one FOC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 Yep persevere with Ashdown. Stay courteous and friendly and you never know what might happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SidVicious1978 Posted October 15, 2011 Author Share Posted October 15, 2011 cheers guy's but my mate gave me his broken vu meter so i took the bulb from that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieD_FenderP2009 Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 Sorry to hijack your thread dude, how would I replace the bulb in my VU meter on my Ashdown pedal? I phoned Guy about a replacement pot and he said he would email me when he had one spare but that was over a month ago so I'm giving up hope on that. What bulb would I need to replace the one on the VU with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SidVicious1978 Posted October 16, 2011 Author Share Posted October 16, 2011 i got told it was a 12v bulb but i dont no about the pedals i got a blue one i could send you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieD_FenderP2009 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 If I was to wire a 12v grain of wheat bulb (any colour) to the positive and negative connections of the VU meter, would it affect how the VU reads or would it work as it did still? And SidVicious1978, I've messaged you mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fretbuzz Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Bummer my bulb has gone after 2 months...... if its a conventional bulb and its just a matter of unscrewing the 4 philips screws, slotting out the amp from its surround and popping in a new bulb, I can do that..... but if its soldering something, I'll have to take it to an electricians or tv repair shop or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettsguitars Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 I got a replacement bulb for my fender hotrod from a car spares shop. Ther pretty regular bulbs I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fretbuzz Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Found a reference to a 12v bulb on a forum, ordered 2 off eBay, took the head and bulbs to a local music shop lunchtime, went back by 5pm.... Guy says they were the wrong bulbs, showed me a far bigger bulb like a small tube with wire each side, says he had to slot the amp out of case, take all the knobs, fixings etc off the front of the head to get at the VU ...... Then says that he soldered on the 2 bulbs instead and here it is back for £20. Meanwhile still awaiting a response from the ashdown techs :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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