5V AC instrument lighting

[asav8tor]

If I use a dropping resistor in series can I use 5VDC on internally lit 5VAC instrument without problems?

[gasman]

Originally Posted by asav8tor

If I use a dropping resistor in series can I use 5VDC on internally lit 5VAC instrument without problems?

The light will be ok, but the instrument (what is it?) might not like DC.

[asav8tor]

Altimeter and airspeed. The 5VAC circuit is for lighting only on both.

[pilot2512]

this is not the way to go. by practicing a little ohm's law you will find that if 1 bulb burns out the voltage will now go higher. If you put a higher voltage on all the other bulbs, the others will start to burn out faster, depending on the voltage increase. If you use a 5 volt regulator chip instead, you would have a constant voltage no matter the current draw.

[Sticky1]

Thats weird....5 volts ac....R U sure its not 5vdc...?