New LED Replacement Bulbs For Whelen Position Lights

[jeff122670]

just bought mine today....ordered directly from the company and should have them sometime next week.

i plan to install and test next weekend. expect further info then!!

Jeff

[Geico266]

Originally Posted by dmaib

No problems with mine.

Mine are rock solid quiet as a church mouse. Have you checked the ground? How about running a lead wire from the left to power the right?

[N8RV]

Originally Posted by Geico266

Mine are rock solid quiet as a church mouse. Have you checked the ground? How about running a lead wire from the left to power the right?

Larry, I presume that question was directed to me. After further troubleshooting, I've discovered that the LED bulbs are the problem with my system. If I put either bulb in either wingtip, static is the result. Sounds exactly like the squelch on my radio. No interference with the audio panel or the CD player/radio unit. Just the SL-30.

I've sent a note to Bob Nuckolls about some filter that he makes to solve the problem, but have not yet heard back.

[N8RV]

Well, since my post was the last in this contentious thread, I may as well continue the saga ...

A fellow VAFer e-mailed me with a solution to my HF noise with the LED nav light bulbs: Solder in a 10uF capacitor and a .1uF capacitor in parallel between the positive and negative leads of the light. That worked -- until I went flying. Noise came back.

Next suggestion was a couple of toroid filters on the positive leads to the lights. Did that, wrapping 3 times. Didn't help.

The only other suggestion was to adjust the squelch setting on the radio. Didn't help.

I'm puzzled why others have not had this issue. There's nothing weird about my wiring -- it's Van's stock wiring harness.

I'm up for any other suggestions ...

[Robski]

N8RV.
Did you ever sort the radio noise issue?
I have the same problem.