Hi John The bulbs to use are 3mm, 5V wire ended filament type I haven't tried LED; That would be a useful experiment. You may find the contrast isn't as good compared to a filament lamp Best regards Dave Godfrey -----Original Message----- From: optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of johnobuttons@xxxxxxxxxxx Sent: 13 June 2011 01:29 To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [optacon-l] Replacement light bulb for optacon camera Hello, I trying to fix an optacon for a friend. After removing the ancient battery, the unit appeared to be working. However one of the two light bulbs in the camera (scanning) unit is Not lighting. Can anyone give me any advice on replacing this bulk. Has anyone ever tried using an LED replacement? Thanks for any and all help! John Hamilton to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.