Hi,
I rarely post, and I hope this is an appropriate question. I just got my late father's old 6v 4-d cell camping 'lantern'. It is a 'Niagra Bear-Cat' (lantern no. 24), and I wish to give it new life by getting it an led screw-in bulb replacement. I seem to recall seeing a thread awhile ago (I tried to find it, and couldn't), that stated lanterns had negative polarity (?) at the bulb. The only screw-in led bulb that I could find for 4 cells, the tektite LS407, emphatically states that the tip of this led bulb must have positive voltage to operate.
Could someone educate me a little on this polarity issue, and/or suggest a way that I could get this lantern to work with an led? Thank you!
I rarely post, and I hope this is an appropriate question. I just got my late father's old 6v 4-d cell camping 'lantern'. It is a 'Niagra Bear-Cat' (lantern no. 24), and I wish to give it new life by getting it an led screw-in bulb replacement. I seem to recall seeing a thread awhile ago (I tried to find it, and couldn't), that stated lanterns had negative polarity (?) at the bulb. The only screw-in led bulb that I could find for 4 cells, the tektite LS407, emphatically states that the tip of this led bulb must have positive voltage to operate.
Could someone educate me a little on this polarity issue, and/or suggest a way that I could get this lantern to work with an led? Thank you!