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kearney

Joined: 20 Sep 2008
Posts: 563

Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 6:18 am Post subject: Light up my life!

Hi



On of the things I am doing on this build iteration is better forward planning for wiring etc.  I am trying to male wiring as simple and easy as possible.



To that end I have started thinking about lighting especially strobes etc.  There seems to be a ton on LED options available now. My flying 10 as HID lights from Lopresti but that, I don't think, is an option anymore.



I'd be interested in hearing about what more recent builders are using and their evaluation of the results. I have read good things about https://www.bajadesigns.com. Any comments?



Also, my lights are in the wing tips. I was this time round I would install then in the wing leading edge.



I also see that Aerosport has a system that allows cowl installation. 



Decisions, decisions.



Any comments.



Les



C-GCWZ Flying

C-GROK Some assembly required

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philperry9

Joined: 23 Nov 2011
Posts: 381

Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 9:10 am Post subject: Light up my life!

I installed LED lights from AeroLed.   Sunspots for leading edge landing lights.   Microsun's for taxi lights in the tips. Pulsar Nav/strobes.   Suntail for the rudder.  



Really happy with the setup.   



I have a Garmin and Dynon magnetometer in the right wing tip.   I was concerned with how the LED's would affect their behavior.    After running through G3X interference from Garmin, I had absolutely no issues.    In fact the lights don't even register.  (Oddly enough, the ailerons moving to the L&R extremes had the greatest effect - but not enough to fail the test."



The leading edge lights used the Duckworks leading edge mount.  I found be sunspots to be slight too large for their factory PAR 36 hole, so I had to open them up a bit more to get the lights to drop in. 



I have been very happy up to now and the patterns I get (on the ground still) are really effective and bright.  The LE lights light up he area in front of the plane.   The Taxi lights do a great job illuminating he edges of the taxiway.   Our runway is lit but once you're on he ground the unlit taxiways can be tough to navigate because you can't see the edges or where the turns are located without making S-turns down the taxiway sweeping your Landing lights o the edges as best you can.   The microsuns really filled that need. 



Phil



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		   On May 31, 2017, at 9:18 AM, kearney <kearney(at)shaw.ca> wrote:

 

 

 

 Hi

 

 On of the things I am doing on this build iteration is better forward planning for wiring etc.  I am trying to male wiring as simple and easy as possible.

 

 To that end I have started thinking about lighting especially strobes etc.  There seems to be a ton on LED options available now. My flying 10 as HID lights from Lopresti but that, I don't think, is an option anymore.

 

 I'd be interested in hearing about what more recent builders are using and their evaluation of the results. I have read good things about https://www.bajadesigns.com. Any comments?

 

 Also, my lights are in the wing tips. I was this time round I would install then in the wing leading edge.

 

 I also see that Aerosport has a system that allows cowl installation. 

 

 Decisions, decisions.

 

 Any comments.

 

 Les

 

 C-GCWZ Flying

 C-GROK Some assembly required

 

 

 

 

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Lenny Iszak

Joined: 23 Mar 2008
Posts: 270

Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 7:57 am Post subject: Re: Light up my life!

I recently experimented with making my own LED landing lights. There are several challenges, but the biggest ones are driver noise and heat.

I solved the driver noise by using Meanwell drivers. I used them for nav lights and they work great.

I built a set of lights, with a theoretical light output of 7,500 lumens, it turned out great but it got really hot. Tried a Synjet active cooler on it but it didn't do the trick.

I then found a COB LED that ended up putting out around 11,000 lumens, according to specs. Woahhaaa. Amazingly bright and heat was in check, driver was ok, really efficient too at around 150lumens/watt, but I couldn't find a proper reflector for it to focus the light beam.

Then I found out that Baja makes the XL80 light that puts out 9,500 lumens. I gave up my projects and bought a pair of these. I knew they were heavy, but didn't consider the size. These are big monsters. They weigh around 2.5 lbs each, .6 lbs over my previous HID light and ballast. It's a tight fit, but it will fit through the Duckworks leading edge hole.



Anda said as I was landing the HID looked like a candle next to it 



I have to do a proper test to check the radio bands but so far it doesn't trash the COM radio or audio panel, and APRS is ok too. Haven't tested the NAV radio yet. I don't expect it to have an issue, Baja makes quality stuff, but you never know.



Here's a video wig-wagging between the HID and the XL80:



https://youtu.be/q3sSKqC4ue0



And some photos:



http://www.311lz.com/images/xl80_1.jpg

http://www.311lz.com/images/xl80_2.jpg

http://www.311lz.com/images/xl80_3.jpg

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2014 RV-10, N311LZ - 500 hrs

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