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sportav8r(at)gmail.com
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 Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:33 am Post subject: WigWag and landing lights with one switch |
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Bob: In all my years of flying, I've never really felt the need to
have just one landing (/taxi) light on at a time. (Maybe I'm just
different - my lights are used 100% for daytime see-and-avoid). I'm
wondering if, while it would mean giving up independent light
operation, one could impliment the wig-wag circuit of SSF-1 page 2.0
with only a single switch, a DPDT ON-OFF-ON of suitable rating. What
do you see as drawbacks?
-Bill Boyd
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:17 am Post subject: WigWag and landing lights with one switch |
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Bill,
I have experienced one drawback, a minor annoyance really. After
reducing power and landing at night, our alternator (40amp B&C) won't
keep the under voltage light from flashing while taxiing with position,
strobe and landing lights lit. If I do night currency, (3 full stop
trips with taxi back), the low volt light flashes on final - very
distracting. When this occurs, I usually pull the low volt breaker to
shut it up. This is one of the few places where having a pullable
breaker is worthwhile in my opinion. I'm considering replacing the
landing light switch with one that would allow me to choose to light one
side only or both, and see if that makes a difference.
Pax,
Ed Holyoke
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sportav8r(at)gmail.com
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:45 am Post subject: WigWag and landing lights with one switch |
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Good thought, Ed, and I encountered the same annoyance with Van's 35
amp alternator and its suspected bad diodes, but with my 55 amp
upgrade, not seen even at idle with all lights on- puts out 14.4v at
even the lower rpm's. I think I'm golden on that score.
-Bill
On 1/11/07, Ed Holyoke <bicyclop(at)pacbell.net> wrote:
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Bill,
I have experienced one drawback, a minor annoyance really. After
reducing power and landing at night, our alternator (40amp B&C) won't
keep the under voltage light from flashing while taxiing with position,
strobe and landing lights lit. If I do night currency, (3 full stop
trips with taxi back), the low volt light flashes on final - very
distracting. When this occurs, I usually pull the low volt breaker to
shut it up. This is one of the few places where having a pullable
breaker is worthwhile in my opinion. I'm considering replacing the
landing light switch with one that would allow me to choose to light one
side only or both, and see if that makes a difference.
Pax,
Ed Holyoke
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frank.hinde(at)hp.com
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 12:06 pm Post subject: WigWag and landing lights with one switch |
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That how my RV7a is wired and it works great....My up is wig-wag, middle
is off and down is both lights on full.
Wig-wagging landing lights are many more time isible than just lights on
steady all the time in my experience.
Frank
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billsettle(at)bellsouth.n
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:26 pm Post subject: WigWag and landing lights with one switch |
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Bill,
What alternator are you using?
Bill Settle
Winston-Salem, NC
RV-8 Wings
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From: "Bill Boyd" <sportav8r(at)gmail.com>
Date: 2007/01/11 Thu PM 02:44:13 EST
To: aeroelectric-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: Re: WigWag and landing lights with one switch
Good thought, Ed, and I encountered the same annoyance with Van's 35
amp alternator and its suspected bad diodes, but with my 55 amp
upgrade, not seen even at idle with all lights on- puts out 14.4v at
even the lower rpm's. I think I'm golden on that score.
-Bill
On 1/11/07, Ed Holyoke <bicyclop(at)pacbell.net> wrote:
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> Bill,
>
> I have experienced one drawback, a minor annoyance really. After
> reducing power and landing at night, our alternator (40amp B&C) won't
> keep the under voltage light from flashing while taxiing with position,
> strobe and landing lights lit. If I do night currency, (3 full stop
> trips with taxi back), the low volt light flashes on final - very
> distracting. When this occurs, I usually pull the low volt breaker to
> shut it up. This is one of the few places where having a pullable
> breaker is worthwhile in my opinion. I'm considering replacing the
> landing light switch with one that would allow me to choose to light one
> side only or both, and see if that makes a difference.
>
> Pax,
>
> Ed Holyoke
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sportav8r(at)gmail.com
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 6:21 pm Post subject: WigWag and landing lights with one switch |
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I was afraid somebody'd ask me that. It's a ND-type 55 A machine that
goes on a Geo Metro, I think. The paperwork is all in the hangar, but
I will make a point of recording the part # next time the cowl is off.
It's IR, and I'm currently running it with no OVP.
-Bill
On 1/11/07, Bill Settle <billsettle(at)bellsouth.net> wrote:
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Bill,
What alternator are you using?
Bill Settle
Winston-Salem, NC
RV-8 Wings
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> From: "Bill Boyd" <sportav8r(at)gmail.com>
> Date: 2007/01/11 Thu PM 02:44:13 EST
> To: aeroelectric-list(at)matronics.com
> Subject: Re: WigWag and landing lights with one switch
>
>
>
> Good thought, Ed, and I encountered the same annoyance with Van's 35
> amp alternator and its suspected bad diodes, but with my 55 amp
> upgrade, not seen even at idle with all lights on- puts out 14.4v at
> even the lower rpm's. I think I'm golden on that score.
>
> -Bill
>
> On 1/11/07, Ed Holyoke <bicyclop(at)pacbell.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Bill,
> >
> > I have experienced one drawback, a minor annoyance really. After
> > reducing power and landing at night, our alternator (40amp B&C) won't
> > keep the under voltage light from flashing while taxiing with position,
> > strobe and landing lights lit. If I do night currency, (3 full stop
> > trips with taxi back), the low volt light flashes on final - very
> > distracting. When this occurs, I usually pull the low volt breaker to
> > shut it up. This is one of the few places where having a pullable
> > breaker is worthwhile in my opinion. I'm considering replacing the
> > landing light switch with one that would allow me to choose to light one
> > side only or both, and see if that makes a difference.
> >
> > Pax,
> >
> > Ed Holyoke
> >
> > --
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billsettle(at)bellsouth.n
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| Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 1:44 am Post subject: WigWag and landing lights with one switch |
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Thanks!
Bill Settle.
[quote]
From: "Bill Boyd" <sportav8r(at)gmail.com>
Date: 2007/01/11 Thu PM 09:19:46 EST
To: aeroelectric-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: Re: Re: WigWag and landing lights with one switch
I was afraid somebody'd ask me that. It's a ND-type 55 A machine that
goes on a Geo Metro, I think. The paperwork is all in the hangar, but
I will make a point of recording the part # next time the cowl is off.
It's IR, and I'm currently running it with no OVP.
-Bill
On 1/11/07, Bill Settle <billsettle(at)bellsouth.net> wrote:
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> Bill,
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> What alternator are you using?
>
> Bill Settle
> Winston-Salem, NC
> RV-8 Wings
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>
> >
> > From: "Bill Boyd" <sportav8r(at)gmail.com>
> > Date: 2007/01/11 Thu PM 02:44:13 EST
> > To: aeroelectric-list(at)matronics.com
> > Subject: Re: WigWag and landing lights with one switch
> >
> >
> >
> > Good thought, Ed, and I encountered the same annoyance with Van's 35
> > amp alternator and its suspected bad diodes, but with my 55 amp
> > upgrade, not seen even at idle with all lights on- puts out 14.4v at
> > even the lower rpm's. I think I'm golden on that score.
> >
> > -Bill
> >
> > On 1/11/07, Ed Holyoke <bicyclop(at)pacbell.net> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Bill,
> > >
> > > I have experienced one drawback, a minor annoyance really. After
> > > reducing power and landing at night, our alternator (40amp B&C) won't
> > > keep the under voltage light from flashing while taxiing with position,
> > > strobe and landing lights lit. If I do night currency, (3 full stop
> > > trips with taxi back), the low volt light flashes on final - very
> > > distracting. When this occurs, I usually pull the low volt breaker to
> > > shut it up. This is one of the few places where having a pullable
> > > breaker is worthwhile in my opinion. I'm considering replacing the
> > > landing light switch with one that would allow me to choose to light one
> > > side only or both, and see if that makes a difference.
> > >
> > > Pax,
> > >
> > > Ed Holyoke
> > >
> > > --
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