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Old 01-02-2020, 08:51 AM
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Default Red led string

I?m looking to add a red led string under front edge of glare shield for night flying, anyone have any recommendations? Also concerned about not adding any noise issues into audio system.
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Old 01-02-2020, 10:44 AM
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superbrightleds.com

https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...herproof/5690/

Cut it to length.

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Old 01-02-2020, 12:08 PM
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Van?s sells red, white and combined strips.

https://shop.vansaircraft.com/cgi-bi...duct=led-strip

I installed the combined, with white on a ?cabin lights? circuit and red on a ?panel lights? circuit, dimmed in common using a pot and Garmin GAD27.

No issues with noise and very happy with the results.
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Old 01-02-2020, 01:29 PM
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Consider green. Has the same benfits as red and is easier to read.
http://www.astromax.org/activities/members/kniffen.htm
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Old 01-02-2020, 01:57 PM
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Auto Zone, Advance Auto, O?Reilly, etc also has these LED strip lights in various colors, usually at a much cheaper price. They can also be trimmed - once every 3 lights if needed. I used these, and then took the trimmed off pieces and soldered wires on to the +/- tracks on the printed tape and used these pieces mounted on a small piece of aluminum and installed them under the side rail pointing down on my switch panel on the right, and throttle quadrant on the left. All of these LED strip (pieces) were controlled by one dimmer. (Former RV8).
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Old 01-02-2020, 03:15 PM
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The problem with these things is RF interference. You don't want to trash your radios and GPS by turning on the LED strips.
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Old 01-02-2020, 04:43 PM
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Red color is no longer recommended. Blue or green
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Old 01-02-2020, 04:47 PM
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The problem with these things is RF interference. You don't want to trash your radios and GPS by turning on the LED strips.
Most of the noise issue comes from using a pulse width modulation circuit for a dimmer (typical for high power lights). Most under the glare shield LEDs are low power and, if used with a simple dropping resistor (pot), are noise free.
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Old 01-02-2020, 06:20 PM
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I thought there has been a lot of talk (on here as well) that white is now the preferred color, even while flying. I seem to recall someone even calling a flight surgeon friend of theirs that was somewhat of an expert.
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Old 01-02-2020, 08:48 PM
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Not sure of the science, but I use white. Just keep it very low brightness. With a big old EFIS in front of me, even at min brightness, I?m not sure how well the night vision is being preserved anyway. Not to mention all the other screens on the panel.
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