REFLECTOR: LED Light Project Finished

Sat Jul 20 11:22:31 CDT 2013

Thanks Larry,

Left a message for them. Not in the catalog, but who cares if they are available somehow. Just trying to shave a few amps off the load. And the stock replacement bulbs for Whelen stuff is Spensive! Found that when I dropped one. Luckily I found a reasonable replacement on Ebay.

Kurt

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On Jul 20, 2013, at 9:46, Lawrence Epstein <ljepstein at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 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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