REFLECTOR: Composite Designs Landing Gear Controller Dimmer?

[Don Johnston]

Just ran across this

(dimmer circuit is at the bottom/right).

Looks like a positive voltage will dim the lights.




On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 4:51 PM, Pinkav8or <pinkav8or at aol.com> wrote:

> That is correct,you just can't control the amount of dimming(it's preset)
>
> Ray Watkins
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Dec 3, 2013, at 4:31 PM, "Laurence Coen" <lwcoen at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> I don't know for sure if it works the way the dimmer works on my EI engine
> monitor but if it does, connecting it to the panel light switch will make
> it dim when you turn on the panel lights.
>
> Larry Coen
> N136LC
>
>  *From:* Pinkav8or <pinkav8or at aol.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 03, 2013 2:57 PM
> *To:* Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
> *Subject:* Re: REFLECTOR: Composite Designs Landing Gear Controller
> Dimmer?
>
> That is a built in power reduction and will not work with a dimmer pod
>
> Ray Watkins
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Dec 3, 2013, at 11:00 AM, Don Johnston <numa at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>  There's a .25" spade connector on the back of the controller under the
> "Alarm" tab that's labeled "Dim".
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 9:42 AM, Pinkav8or <pinkav8or at aol.com> wrote:
>
>> Don't think you can hook up a dimmer,but not sure. I have his system and
>> remember wanting to be able to dim at night(I fly a lot at night)and not
>> being able to.Turns out to not really be that bad,all the lights are out in
>> cruz and the bright lights till gear up or till landing is not bad
>>
>> Ray Watkins
>> N222RW
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> > On Dec 3, 2013, at 8:56 AM, Don Johnston <numa at comcast.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > Does anyone know the specifics of the dimmer hookup for Wayne's landing
>> gear controller?
>> >
>> > I can't find anything in the doc's and I haven't been able to get a
>> response from Wayne.
>> >
>> > I'm guessing that maybe it's a pot that has one leg grounded. But I
>> don't know what resistance the pot would be.
>> >
>> > -Don
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