I have a minty Bosch lamp that I would like to display attached to the base as used on tanks. I remembered seeing repros in aluminum being sold through Heereszeugamt on Ebay, but they tell me now that the product was discontinued 2 years ago due to the death of the guy who used to make them. Anyone know of an original or repro that is available? For that matter, I am also lacking the black-out cover, which I would like to find as well.
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Kommis or Randy Smith carries repros. -
Thank you for that information, but am not familiar with the dealers and couldn't find them. Could you possibly give me a link to their site. The source of repros is dead since some time, so I just hope they still have one lying around..Originally posted by Panzerknacker12 View PostComment
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Heereszeugamt on Ebay = Kommis and Kommis = Heereszeugamt on Ebay
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I never found any left-over repros, but I got an original base, so that is solved. Now as the days are a bit gloomy here in Germany, I'm hoping to light up my world a bit with these. But I'm an oaf when it comes to electrical stuff and need some guidance from electrically enlightened people. The one on the left is a no-brainer, as only 2 cords have been left and the other two cut back. However the right one with the base has 4 cords coming out (2 black cords and 1 white another in red). Are the black cords grounds, and am I supposed to hitch the red and white cords to the DC 12Volt source? If the blacks are to be grounded, where should they go?Comment
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Hello Nick,
Best way is to test resistance between each cable and the 12v lamp socket. At least one should be ground (for 12v negative from vehicle body) and one for 12v positive. You have of course to remove the glass and unplug the lamp from its socket.
Hope you have some kind of ohmmeter.
CheersComment
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And by the way, I'm also looking for such a lamp base.Comment
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No, no Ohmmeter, but I will buy one. Thanks for your guidance, I will give it a try.Comment
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Belatedly, I found a photo of the repro that used to be available and realized they were not as desirable as I had thought. See the photos and be forewarned, if you do find a repro for sale.Comment
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Armored light base reproduction
Randy Smiths has the repro bases for sale. For his email pm me.
Bob GraebeComment
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Suddenly, they're growing like mushrooms. If I can get Randy to sell me a repro foot for the middle one, things will be bright as the mid day summer sun around here. By the way, original feet appear also to be made of aluminum.Comment
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Waow ! You have 3 nice Bosch lights !
The 4 wires are for :
- one for the ground
- one for the night light ( small bulb )
- the last two for the main bulb ( one plain light; one with cover ) like on your car ( thus times are changing, let's say like on your car 15 years ago )
I have one Bosch light and I plan to use the 12V DC source from an old computer.
Cheers
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Eric,
Thanks for the clarification! I haven't opened up any of them out of fear of damaging the screw heads, but are you saying there are two bulbs in there like the high beam and regular beam modes for cars? That will mean there was a switch for the driver to switch light modes. Do you know what that switch looked like?Comment
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You do not have open it !? You are not curious !
The screw heads are not the problem.
The problem can be from one rubber ( or cardboard ) joint/gasket that keeps glued and break ( so be careful ). Also the inside reflector with the ring.
But your lights are in VERY GOOD condition, so there is no risk.
And yes, this is just like a car light ! Sorry I don't know about the switch...
EricComment
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Thanks again. Of course, I'm curious, but curiosity has led to some unpleasant results in my life, so I learned to be cautious.Comment
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