REFLECTOR: LED Light Project Finished

Sat Jul 20 10:29:57 CDT 2013

I think these OEM Whelen bulbs are automotive 12V and you can substitute any aftermarket LED automotive bulb. The trick is getting the color LED bulb correct against any filtering lens color. They have charts to order the proper color LED bulb for any lens it has to be seen through.

Mark B. Magee
N34XL
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1COR 16:13-14

On Jul 20, 2013, at 9:43 AM, nmflyer1 at aol.com wrote:

> 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 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Baker <scottb33333 at gmail.com>
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
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> 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
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> 
> 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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