pdp8/e frontpanel lamps

[Philipp Hachtmann]

>> (I have another box with lamps for RK05 etc. They have the part number 
>> on the box and "OL-1" directly on the lamps.)
> 
> Now *those* are much rarer, and are the correct ones for the 8/i.
Are they? Perhaps the PDP-10 uses them in their header panels? If that's 
the case, I could harvest some from the system in Kiel - it will never 
run again, and I've been given the advice to harvest lamps by the DEC 
guy where I got my lamps. In fact he is the man who serviced that 
particular system. And he gave me the advice while handing me a lamp 
pulling tool... So if those lamps are really rare and could get into 
use, I could try to negotiate the harvest.

> If I am remembering correctly, they seemed to have the usual corporate 
> amnesia about obsolete products and referred me to their US distributor, 
> Wamco.  Wouldn't hurt to ask someone else within the company, though.
Hm...  Did you ask there?

> They should be.  I have some spare OL-2, but would happily trade a few 
> for OL-1 :-).
Hm. I have 26 OL-1. And 80+ OL-2... Wouldn't it better to find some lamps?

I wonder what I used to replace lamps on the pdp8/l - I have completed 
at least one front panel. Ah, oh, I think I took them from another 8/l 
that's completely in pieces.
So if the 8/i uses the OL-1 lamps, the 8/l probably does as well. In 
that case I would also be very interested to get some more of those.