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 Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 10:56 am Post subject: Open source wig-wag project; now light color |
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Sacha,
I have the same basic parameters you describe, and to add to your questions, I have noticed in the automotive sphere, the halogens appear in light blue and yellow lensed versions as well. What say the experts is the highest visibility of the lot in a wig-wag setup? Day VFR
Best...
Bob Verwey
IO470 Bonanza A35 ZU-DLW
V6 Chevy Safari ZU-AJF
On 11 December 2012 22:49, Sacha <uuccio(at)gmail.com (uuccio(at)gmail.com)> wrote:
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I would like to install a landing light or two and for various reasons I am leaning towards LEDs.
Can anyone recommend some products they are happy with? I mean both the bulbs and the lenses/mounting. If the products are automotive/easy/cheap to source all the better. I have two circular cutouts about 10cm (4.5in) in diameter which would be natural places to mount landing lights. Most of my flying is daytime VFR.
Sacha
On 11/dic/2012, at 15:10, "Eric M. Jones" <emjones(at)charter.net (emjones(at)charter.net)> wrote:
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>> So Eric, although we were told by Vertical Power that our VP-200 will wig/wag our Duckworks HIDs in each wing leading edge, it's a bad idea to do that?
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> To make this abundantly and perfectly clear:...YES and NO.
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> Personally I love LEDs more. But HIDs are amazing technology, and I can show you why they are the best source available for putting into a reflector.
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> But when we tested HID power supplies, we cycled them on/off 10,000 times in heat-stressed environments, NOT 2,500 times an hour.
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> Is is possible that the OEM of the lamps and/or HID power supplies would provide a written guarantee of the lamps and/or power supplies for the intended use in aircraft Wig-wagging? HELL NO.
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> Would it be better (only in term of lifetime) to wig-wag HIDs or LEDs? No doubt about it, LEDs.
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> Is it be vaguely possible that the HIDs will do fine? YES. Could it be that they are worth their weight in gold if it prevents a collision with another aircraft or a fat Canadian goose and to hell with any questions about possible short lifetimes of the HID and/ power supply? YES!
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> Is it a really bad idea to fly way up off the ground with an airplane you built yourself? Errrrr......
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> You decide.
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