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vmenkal(at)mac.com
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Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 10:12 pm Post subject: Landing light cowl location

Thanx to all who provided ideas and advice on the flush mount fuel caps.



My next burning decision is if I should mount my landing/taxi lights  

in the slat  or cowl .    I like the new LED "pucks" which are suppose  

to be vibration resistant, small and low power draw.



I was wondering if anyone with the new style cowl installed on the  

their 701 could advise if there is sufficient room to instal  3"  

diameter by 1" deep LED  lights in the  nose of the cowl on either  

side of the center line.    Seen pics with the old style cowl but not  

with the new slimmer cowl.



Thanx Vic



701 tail done skinning wings

Whitehorse Yukon at -35 C yikes!

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Curt.Thompson(at)verizon.
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Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 2:14 pm Post subject: Landing light cowl location

Vic,



I was asking the same question a few weeks back.  Here are some links to

some pictures of what I did:

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee150/charlievictor102/100_2982.jpg

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee150/charlievictor102/100_2984.jpg

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee150/charlievictor102/100_2987.jpg

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee150/charlievictor102/100_2989.jpg

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee150/charlievictor102/100_2990.jpg



The wing is upside down on my bench.



I used the guts from a PIAA P.N. 2112 driving light.  I broke the glass

lenses out and pretty much only used the reflector and light fixture.  It's

mounted on a bracket so I can tilt it up and down.  I will cut a slot in the

skin if I need to move left or right.  I have no idea if the angle is even

close.

http://www.piaa.com/Lamps/Lamp-pages/2100.html



I had some trouble shaping the polycarbonate cover using a heat gun.  So I

made the jig shown below, clecoed the plastic sheet to it, and then baked it

for about 1/2 hour at 325 degrees F (while wife was at work).  The plastic

drooped down over the jig pretty well.

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee150/charlievictor102/100_2985.jpg



I talked to someone that was using an LED light and they said that the beam

was not narrow enough.



Curt

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craig(at)craigandjean.com
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Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 4:28 pm Post subject: Landing light cowl location

Have you turned the light on yet? I'm wondering what the heat will do to the

polycarbonate.



-- Craig



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Curt.Thompson(at)verizon.
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Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 6:16 pm Post subject: Landing light cowl location

No.  I have not tested it for heat yet.



Curt



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