REFLECTOR: recog light 2

[Alex Balic]

Hi Steve-

I noticed that the bulb is easily removed from the back, I can probably find
brighter ones, but I was trying to find some LED's- maybe 5 watt luxeon
units that would be a plug in replacement- you can grossly over drive them
as strobes and they are pretty effective, with a lot less energy draw (and
heat)- have not found that yet- will consider it a future after-flying
upgrade- right now, I am trying to get my engine running again with the new
Real World Solutions dual ECU- back to wiring.....

 

 

Sincerely,

 

Alex

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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of steve korney
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 9:32 AM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: recog light 2

 

Alex...

I have two of that style light on mine... There mounted on the nose gear
leg... I think you can get them in up to 125 watt, 12 volt dc...... Mine are
75 watt, 12 volt dc...

Best... Steve

> Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:20:22 -0500
> From: velocity_pilot at verizon.net
> To: reflector at tvbf.org
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: recog light 2
> 
> HI Vance- I have something similar on my Velocity- not 1m candle power
> though- (I might look to upgrade)- it is (2) 55 watt units- have wig wag
> flasher connected so it can be either both on or wigwag- they throw a lot
of
> light and with the flasher on pretty visible. Not sure if the photo will
> post, but it is the same idea that you have installed....
> 
> Alex
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
> Behalf Of Vance Atkinson
> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 8:29 AM
> To: Velocity group
> Subject: REFLECTOR: recog light 2
> 
> About 15 years ago I decided I was tired of airliners running me down, 
> so I made a recognition light that I leave on around busy terminal 
> areas. But where to put it? Rutan had told me not to cut into the wing 
> for any reason.. So I put it in the strake area. This has worked out 
> fairly well except for the light shining on the elevators. At night 
> there is some scatter back from the R/H elevator. I have dihedral in my 
> canard so the main light beam just barely clears it. 
> 
> The arraignment has worked so well I have taken the belly light out and 
> sealed it up permanently. It works very well as a landing light and 
> so-so as a taxi light, I set the aiming for level flt. This is a 
> million candle power halogen bulb I got out of JC Whitneys catalog 
> where it was used as a hand held spotlight. I made the lens from some 
> clear plastic using the piece I had cut out as a mold, very easy to do.
> 
> Heres a picture, and the little fence on the inboard side is so the 
> passenger isent annoyed with the light shining in their peripheral 
> vision all the time.
> 
> vance atkinson

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