ZTron Labs NAV/Strobe in action (on the bench at least)

[mquam99]

Take a look at the you tube video I made tonight. You will see the wing tips from my 9A on the bench with the wing-tip landing lights (not featured) and the ZTron NAV/Strobes installed.

The video is 1 minute 13 seconds long and the NAV/Strobes fully activate at about 49 seconds.

You will also see my homemade power supply made from an old computer power supply.. I got the directions from this site..

I am sure there will be many opinions, but this is intended to show the ZTron lights in action on Van's tips. ZTron has a very similar video on their site as well..

This setup may not work for all of you, but it works for me.. thanks for looking..

http://youtu.be/YBfQD9w2WZU

[rockwoodrv9]

That looks great. The lights are more intense than I thought they would be. I think other planes will not have trouble seeing you. Thanks for the video and information. It looks like a good setup.

[krjcolo]

I like these units! Looked great thanks for the video!

[ZtronLabs]

It's nice to see our products in use, even if they're not in the air!
Have you tried them synchronized as well?

Stuart Snyder
Ztron Labs

[mquam99]

I haven't sync'd them yet.. I will give that a shot and see what it looks like..

[Wicked Stick]

Does it always take 49 seconds to "warm up" before they go bright ?

[ZtronLabs]

It takes 30 seconds to 'warm up'; it's 49 seconds in his video because he spends some time prior to turning them on.
The reason we have a warm up period at all is so that when you want to play with the settings (flash period and pattern) you don't get quite as blinded.

Stuart Snyder
Ztron Labs

[pazmanyflyer]

Originally Posted by ZtronLabs

It takes 30 seconds to 'warm up'; it's 49 seconds in his video because he spends some time prior to turning them on.
The reason we have a warm up period at all is so that when you want to play with the settings (flash period and pattern) you don't get quite as blinded.

Stuart Snyder
Ztron Labs

This warm up is only during initial set up or changing settings right? Once the setting choices have been made they go to full bright once you turn them on don't they? Example: I just set them up and powered down then reinstall my tips and go flying. Once I turn them on they should be on full bright with no warm up. Is this correct?

[ZtronLabs]

No; there will always be a 30-second 'warm-up'. Whether it's after selecting a new pattern or every time you start your RV and turn them on.
They should still be noticeable enough during this phase to let anyone around your aircraft know it's in operation, and one might say it gives people time to get clear before full brightness and you start moving.

[DCat22]

Originally Posted by ZtronLabs

No; there will always be a 30-second 'warm-up'. Whether it's after selecting a new pattern or every time you start your RV and turn them on.
They should still be noticeable enough during this phase to let anyone around your aircraft know it's in operation, and one might say it gives people time to get clear before full brightness and you start moving.

Will the brightness delay also apply if you ground the sync line to disable the strobes, and then un-disable them?