REFLECTOR: Your prayers are answered! LED Lights for yourFuelSight Tubes.

[Jim Agnew]

Hi Jorge,
 
I thought about these, however the high voltage power supplies could be a source of radio Etc. interference.  May be fine, only testing will tell.
 
Jim
 
James F. Agnew
Jim_Agnew_2 at Yahoo.Com
Tampa, FL
Velocity 173 Elite Aircraft Completed & Flying 



----- Original Message ----
From: Jorge Bujanda <bujanda at dslextreme.com>
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 9:32:43 AM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Your prayers are answered! LED Lights for yourFuelSight Tubes.


I bought one set of these 6” white, mini-fluorescent lamps to place under a custom cover; very bright and even light upon testing but not flying yet.  
 
http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/ItemBrowse/c-10101/s-10101/p-100000153054/mediaCode-ZX/appId-100000153054/Pr-p_CATENTRY_ID:100000153054
 
 
Regards,
Jorge Bujanda
Velocity XL FG 
Palmdale, CA
Website:  http://members.dslextreme.com/users/jbujanda/
 
"Make your best case... not the best case."
"Spare the noise... convince through silence."
                                                                         JB
 



From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of Terry Miles
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 4:31 AM
To: ' Jim Agnew '; ' Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list '
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Your prayers are answered! LED Lights for yourFuelSight Tubes.
 
Thanks, Jim.  Great find.
Terry
 



From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of Jim Agnew
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 8:55 PM
To: Velocity Reflector
Subject: REFLECTOR: Your prayers are answered! LED Lights for your FuelSight Tubes.
 
 You can now purchase stick on 12 V LED strips that are somewhat flexible and come in multiple colors and 3", 6", 9", & 12" lengths.  They have about 1/8" Leds every 1/2" and the 9" draws about 60 ma.  The strip is white, .300" W x 070" T.  I cut mine to about 6" and it was perfect for my Fuel Sight Tubes.  They all come two to a package and the 9" cost about $22.
 
These things look like they may have a lot of uses and they are bright.
 
See the following site
 
http://streetglowcom/site/led.ledstrips12.php
 
You can purchase them on-line or at ADVANCE AUTO PARTS and other stores.
 
Better yet you can cut them with a razor knife to other lengths.  To cut them you must start at the end without wires and remove the LEDs 3 at a time.  On the back you will see very small black resistors and you cut the strip about 1/16 of an inch above the resister.  Power consumption goes down in direct proportion to the number of 3 led sets removed.
 
Jim
 
James F. Agnew
Jim_Agnew_2 at Yahoo.Com
Tampa , FL
Velocity 173 Elite Aircraft Completed & Flying
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