REFLECTOR: LED Light Project Finished

[Lawrence Epstein]

They have them. I also have the Whelen 600 and did exactly that (just
changed out the bulbs).

I can give you the part numbers on Monday, or just call them. (that is what
I did).


On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 10:43 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>
> 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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