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Dick Maddux

Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Posts: 516
Location: Milton, Fl

Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 5:01 am Post subject: Aveoflash strobe lights

With all this talk about alcohol I feel like getting a drink !

 Here is something new. I am in the process of installing a set of Aveoflash strobe lights. Boy are they super deluxe ! I read about them on the Kitplanes blog site. They look cool and operate without a power pack ! In fact you can touch two wires from the strobe to a 9 volt battery and watch them flash away . They are bright!. I will loose about 4 lbs in weight by removing the Whelans(sp) AND the power consumption is nothing ! ( about 80% less ) That will help tremedously with my over all power usage as the strobes are the biggist consumer and the alternator  on the Rotax is not very big.

  Spruce is the US distributer.

  My old strobes will go on EBAY and that will reduce the overall price.

  

                                                           Dick Maddux

                                                           Fox 4-1200

                                                           Rotax 912UL

                                                           Pensacola, Fl



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Dick Maddux

Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Posts: 516
Location: Milton, Fl

Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 5:13 am Post subject: Aveoflash strobe lights

Sorry I had all those misspelled words in my last post. I wrote it real fast and usually do a spell check but my wife woke up and came around the corner and asked what I was doing. I hit send. She doesn't know I bought these lights. OK,OK,OK but for you old married guys you understand.

                                                                               Dick Maddux

                                                                               Pensacola,Fl



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rick(at)5mike3.com
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 6:11 am Post subject: Aveoflash strobe lights

My wife doesn't even know about the mostly complete kitfox IV in my  hangar.

 She thinks the extra time is spent with another woman, god forbid she finds  out 

  

 Rick, Kitfox IV / 912ul / 50%

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shinco(at)bright.net
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 10:52 am Post subject: Aveoflash strobe lights

Rick Frederick wrote:

[quote] My wife doesn't even know about the mostly complete kitfox IV in my 

 hangar.

 She thinks the extra time is spent with another woman, god forbid she 

 finds out 

  

 Rick, Kitfox IV / 912ul / 50%

 do not archive



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Dick Maddux

Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Posts: 516
Location: Milton, Fl

Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 11:01 am Post subject: Aveoflash strobe lights

Well, I installed my strobes today and am very happy with them!

  I got rid of the power pack, wiring and lights and saved myself almost 4 lbs. The biggest benefit is the power draw. These buggers only draw 250 milliamps for the pair !! Now that is nothing!

   If you want to read about these go to http://kitplanesmag.blogspot.com  Here's a picture. I  could not capture the strobe flash although I tried. Are these neat looking or what. " The visible strobe"

                                                        Dick Maddux

                                                        Fox 4-1200

                                                        Pensacola,Fl



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Lynn Matteson

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2778
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan

Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 11:32 am Post subject: Aveoflash strobe lights

Dick-

Try setting the film speed real slow...ASA 80 or lower, or try  

setting the camera on manual and set it for maybe 1 or 2 seconds.  

Then, using a tripod, make your shot without the on-camera flash...it  

looks like you used flash in this shot...did you? Can you set the  

flashing rate of those strobes?



Lynn Matteson

Kitfox IV Speedster

Jabiru 2200

Status: "Condition grounded, but determined to try."  (Pink  

Floyd..."Learning to Fly")

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		   Well, I installed my strobes today and am very happy with them!

  I got rid of the power pack, wiring and lights and saved myself  

 almost 4 lbs. The biggest benefit is the power draw. These buggers  

 only draw 250 milliamps for the pair !! Now that is nothing!

   If you want to read about these go to http:// 

 kitplanesmag.blogspot.com  Here's a picture. I  could not capture  

 the strobe flash although I tried. Are these neat looking or what.  

 " The visible strobe"

                                                        Dick Maddux

                                                        Fox 4-1200

                                                        Pensacola,Fl



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 reviews on AOL Autos.

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Dick Maddux

Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Posts: 516
Location: Milton, Fl

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:59 am Post subject: Aveoflash strobe lights

Lynn-

    I have a basic camera (handheld) with no tripod. Take a look at the Aug 1 Kitplanes blog site.They have a nice picture and a nice article. The strobes are adjustable for the flash pattern.

                                            Dick Maddux

                                            Pensacola,Fl  



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rawheels

Joined: 09 Jul 2008
Posts: 89
Location: Westfield, IN

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:30 am Post subject: Re: Aveoflash strobe lights

The CreativAir LED strobes looked pretty interesting at Oshkosh too: http://www.creativair.com/

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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:57 am Post subject: Aveoflash strobe lights

Ryan,



Thanks for this link.  There is a multi part article in Kitplanes relating 

to home brew LED position lights.  Being the tinkerer that I am, I was 

planning to go with their plan, but was hoping for a compact strobe only 

light to make my system complete.  This is the last step in allowing me to 

do final assembly of my aluminum leading edge wings and cover them to see 

what they will look like covered.



Lowell

Model IV under construstion

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gary.algate(at)sandvik.co
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:00 pm Post subject: Aveoflash strobe lights

I currently have the aeroflash units on both wing tips and I am interested in putting a strobe on the tail. Trouble is current draw so I am very interested in the LED lights. 

 

I have one power unit in each wing tip and I have a spare that I was going to use for the tail - only thing stopping me was  the current draw. 

 

If I was to buy an LED light can I just hook it up to the standard Aeroflash power unit.? 

 

Regards 

 

Gary 

 



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peteohms

Joined: 31 Oct 2007
Posts: 224
Location: Leander, TX

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:18 pm Post subject: Aveoflash strobe lights

Gary,

  

 LED lights are low voltage.  Xenon strobes are  very hi voltage.  Not compatible.

  

 Pete

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rawheels

Joined: 09 Jul 2008
Posts: 89
Location: Westfield, IN

Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:39 am Post subject: Re: Aveoflash strobe lights

Gary,



It is my understanding that LED strobes do not require separate power supplies, everything is contained on the board in the light assembly.  All they require is a 18AWG wire to each light.  If you have a power supply in each wingtip, remove them, and just connect the LED strobes to the regular 14 volt wires.

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Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:20 pm Post subject: Aveoflash strobe lights

Thanks Ryan

 

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 It is my understanding that LED strobes do not require separate power supplies, everything is contained on the board in the light assembly.  All they require is a 18AWG wire to each light.  If you have a power supply in each wingtip, remove them, and just connect the LED strobes to the regular 14 volt wires.

 

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mscotter

Joined: 15 Jan 2006
Posts: 49
Location: Winston-Salem, NC

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:01 am Post subject: Aveoflash strobe lights

Lowell, I noticed you mentioned aluminum leading edge wings.  Care to elaborate on that?



Mark Scott

Elkton, MD  USA

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From: "Lowell Fitt" <lcfitt(at)sbcglobal.net>

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 Ryan,

 

 Thanks for this link.  There is a multi part article in Kitplanes relating 

 to home brew LED position lights.  Being the tinkerer that I am, I was 

 planning to go with their plan, but was hoping for a compact strobe only 

 light to make my system complete.  This is the last step in allowing me to 

 do final assembly of my aluminum leading edge wings and cover them to see 

 what they will look like covered.

 

 Lowell

 Model IV under construstion

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Winston-Salem, NC

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