The bulbs are extremely easy to access and easy to de-solder and install the new LED's. I just need to locate wide angle 5mm 12 volt LED's in the desired color and I'll be in business.
#Ic r8500 plus
Needless to say the display bulbs have remained intact since acquiring the receiver but I think I'm gonna just go ahead and proceed with my LED retrofit anyway because it could be years before even one bulb blows out and I'd like to go ahead and swap'em out because once done I'll never have to replace them again - plus LED's operate cooler than incandescent bulbs. He had bought it brand new and quite literally only used it a couple months before being diagnosed with some form of cancer but passed away soon thereafter The IC-R8500 covers a wide frequency range continuously from 0.1 to 2000MHz, with 10Hz resolution, while maintaining a high receive sensitivity. I purchased it from his widow who was in the process of selling off her late husbands radio gear. The Icom IC-R8500 is going to be another powerhouse of a receiver and we have just received our first deliveries although supplies will no doubt be limited initially.
Fortunately I got the receiver from the original owner who only used it a a few months before passing away. However, after a year of daily use the original factory bulbs are still burning bright so I've yet to swap them out. I bought a used R8500 about a year ago and decided right away to replace the bulbs with LED's but figured I would do it after the first bulb blew out. I'll have to keep looking around to see if someone has done this to their R8500, as someone has HAD to have done this at some point. That's why I playfully said, "Nevermind" :lol: I know a lot of the time these threads just don't get seen they should and a lot of the time people who would otherwise be able to give an answer right away just don't see these topics. I always prefer replacing burned out lighting in older radio's using LED's simply because once you do it you'll never have to do it again, which is the great thing about LED technology I know you can replace pretty much any bulb using an LED but you always have to be mindful of voltage, brightness and package style when retro-fitting using LED, as it could either be too dim, way too bright, or not fit properly due to size differences. Although this is really no big deal to replace, I always wonder about older radio's that use incandescent bulbs and if anyone has found good replacement LED's that will match the lumen output and package type of the original bulbs. Click to expand.I was thinking of buying a used R8500 but it's common for them to have display lights burned out.
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