I've mentioned this before, but I have replaced a good portion of my bulbs with pinball machine bulbs. They are ideal because they are bright and have a low temp. Since they are designed to operate around sensitive plastic parts, they have proven to be quite nice. My binnacle illuminates and I can actually see the instruments! Plus, the bulbs are cheap and come in boxes of ten, so replacing every bulb is an inexpensive option. Here's a link for you. Don't click on it becuase it wraps. Make sure you cut and paste the entire link (it's long): http://www.marcospec.com/merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=marcos pec&Category_Code=LAMPS ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ > Message: 6 > Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 04:21:26 -0000 > From: dherv10@xxxx > Subject: Dash Lights > Yes, I'm still on that kick. I just put three different > bulbs on the bench for brightness. The bulbs are the 161, > 194 and the 2821. The 194 came out ahead. The will all > work in all the dash light sockets, but the 194 was the > brightest. > John