REFLECTOR: LED Light Project Finished

[nmflyer1 at aol.com]

I tried PSA, Didn't see a cross reference to the bulbs that are in the Whelen 600 system that I bought from the factory (before the others were available). Also no listing for the small tail bulbs. 
I don't want to change out the entire system for a new one, just to get efficient bulbs. 


Any other ideas? 


Kurt 



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From: Scott Baker <scottb33333 at gmail.com>
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
Cc: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:57 pm
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: LED Light Project Finished


Psaenterprises.com
Larry Epstein found this site and directed my attention to their catalog. 

Scott Baker
Sent via iPhone

On Jul 19, 2013, at 2:41 PM, Kurt Winker <nmflyer1 at aol.com> wrote:

> I would like to replace the position light bulbs in my Whelen 600 series 
lights with LEDs. The factory says they are out of stock & to check Spruce. They 
do not list a direct replacement. 
> The Robbers at Whelen say I have to spend mucho $$$ to replace the heads. Not 
worth $700 bucks to me. 
> Anyone have an alternative source? 
> 
> Kurt
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Jul 19, 2013, at 10:28, Brian Michalk <michalk at awpi.com> wrote:
> 
>> I like lights.  A lot of lights.  I like efficiency too.
>> I believe that eventually, LED's will replace all halogen applications, but 
for now, nothing can beat HID lights, in my opinion.
>> I think Andy Millin was the one that turned me on to the cheap source of HID 
modules on Ebay, so I bought some.  Then, everyone else got the idea and that 
cheap source of HID is now not so cheap anymore.
>> 
>> I bought a nice reflector from duckworks aviation, and installed the Ebay 
module in that to use for my taxi light.  I'm still in phase I flight, so 
haven't used it for landing at night.
>> I liked it so much, I bought two more off Ebay, and installed them in the 
tips of the canard.  The tips are hollow and make a nice place to install the 
ballast module.  A set of cheap fog light lenses were used and highly modified 
to hold the lamp, and were glassed in to the leading edge.  I'll see if I can 
send pics tonight.  With the doors closed on the hangar, they cast a very narrow 
(vertical) and wide (to the side) beam.  One of these days I should do some 
night taxiing to see how well they do.
>> 
>> I also added logo lights in the winglets that illuminate the fuselage.  They 
are embedded above the structural layups, and are halogens at the moment.  The 
size is a bigger problem in this area.  I might replace them with LED's instead.  
I have used these before at night, and they really are nice to use for 
inspecting and loading the airplane at night.
>> 
>> On 7/19/2013 10:46 AM, William Walker wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>> 
>>> From the lack of response to my exterior mounted lights, I reconsidered the 
idea and decided to mount them inside the nose wheel well. Everything works just 
fine, and the nose gear tube clears them by about 1/4" on each side. They make a 
dramatic difference to the night landing and night taxi experience. I am in the 
process of uploading some videos to YouTube. I'll post the specifics when they 
finish uploading. Please forgive my carrier landings...suffering from some 
near-in focus.
>>> 
>>> Unexpectedly, they make the plane much more visible during the day. I had 
some fun working with a local contract tower controller by flying directly at 
the tower from various unknown (to him) directions first with just the landing 
light, then with the landing light and Darlas all on. With just the landing 
light, and him actively looking, I was able to get as close as 4-5 miles before 
he acquired me visually. With the Darlas added, and starting at 10 miles, I 
never got closer than 8 miles before he saw me. Pretty cool stuff.
>>> 
>>> Anyway, they added 2 pounds and draw 2 amps. I can accept that for the 
benefits.
>>> 
>>> Here are some pics. Sorry for the graininess, but it was dusk and I had the 
camera set to iso3200.
>>> 
>>> Bill Walker
>>> 
>> 
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