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Thom Riddle

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Location: Buffalo, NY, USA (9G0)

Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:08 am Post subject: flasher for landing lights

I'm pretty good with things mechanical but admit to being rather ignorant about things electrical. So here is a question from the ignorant gallery:



My FS 1 has two little "landing" lights, one each mounted on a gear leg next to the cabin. There is no strobe light on the airplane. I'd like to become more obviously visible without the trouble and extra weight of adding a separate strobe light system. Could I install a flasher of some sort in the landing light circuit to increase visibility? If so, would it do much good for my intended purpose and how should it be done? 



Any and all thoughts with as much detail as you care to offer will be appreciated.

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Michael Sharp

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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:49 am Post subject: flasher for landing lights

Thom,

   

  I think Will U has a flasher system on his bird.  Look in the archives i believe that he gave the details a while ago...

   

  Good Luck

   

  Mike

  Oak Grove MO.

  Mark III Classic.....



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I'm pretty good with things mechanical but admit to being rather ignorant about things electrical. So here is a question from the ignorant gallery:



My FS 1 has two little "landing" lights, one each mounted on a gear leg next to the cabin. There is no strobe light on the airplane. I'd like to become more obviously visible without the trouble and extra weight of adding a separate strobe light system. Could I install a [quote][b]

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Mike

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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:20 am Post subject: flasher for landing lights

I assume you have a switch that turns on the landing lights....   change it

for a single pole  double throw  switch that has 3 positions,, 

 " on   off    on"    the power comes to the common pole....  if you connect

an inexpensive car type flasher between the other 2 poles,  and the light

connects to only one side of the switch....   



In the off position nothing is on

In the on position  the power is from the center to the side with the light

hooked up direct

In the flash position.. the power is from the center through the flasher to

the light.   



If you need me to draw it out let me know



Boyd



by0ung(at)brigham.net



    

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My FS 1 has two little "landing" lights, one each mounted on a gear leg next
	


to the cabin. There is no strobe light on the airplane. I'd like to become

more obviously visible without the trouble and extra weight of adding a

separate strobe light system. Could I install a flasher of some sort in the

landing light circuit to increase visibility? If so, would it do much good

for my intended purpose and how should it be done?

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Thom Riddle

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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:42 am Post subject: Re: flasher for landing lights

Thanks guys. It is simpler than I thought... as the Geico commercial says even Caveman(me) can do it.

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