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Old 01-23-2014, 11:05 AM
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Just wanted to thank Mike for the find of the Baja Designs lights. I bought 2 of the Squadron units for my wing tips. I bought the white flush mount version and installed it in the Duckworks leading edge kit. I turned the mounting plate around so it is closer to the leading edge.



Wired up and turned on.



These are really nice and bright!
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Old 01-23-2014, 11:33 AM
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Lookin' good, Bruce! I am thinkin' about putting another Squadron in my cowl as a taxi night.
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Old 01-24-2014, 09:27 AM
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would like to see pics of how you installed them
thanks
New page, so new post.

The aluminum insert that holds in the switch assembly can be removed by using a set of small tipped needle nose pliers or ring clip pliers in the two holes represented by the two red dots. I inserted the machined and drilled teflon plug to fill the void, held it in place with the same aluminum insert, and ran the wire through it:





Ran the wire through the 'short' battery compartment, then pulled and straightened the center spring for power and directly crimped one side of a blade connection, the other going to the wire, then a little electrical tape:



Sturdiest portions I found to drill and tap 10-32 holes are circled in red on this fuzzy picture:



The scrap angle for the mount has a slot horizontally and several holes vertically for adjustment, as required, but the mounting position shown seems to work well for taxi light purposes:





The location is just slightly aft and inboard of the right main fairing.

Here's the taxiway next to the hangar. Note the level of lighting on the trees at the far end. Hard to see with just the far security light, but details evident with the landing light on (300 ft. away, according to Google Earth):



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Old 01-25-2014, 08:53 AM
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I just installed a Baja Designs SII combo LED light in the cowl of my Evo Rocket. 2160 lumens. 5000k. 2"x3"x3" housing. One spot, one flood. Very bright. $159 on eBay.

EDIT: 2160 lumens

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Old 01-25-2014, 12:40 PM
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I'd be interested in hearing how well the S II combo light does in actual night landing conditions. While being seen is a very important safety factor, so is being able to see down the runway at night! :-)
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Old 01-25-2014, 06:59 PM
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Mike,
Have you check the RF noise and how much interference you are getting on your radio or avionics? Also, do you know how many amps it draws.

I am interested in updating my HID xenon lights with LED. I don?t have much complaint about the level of light but still picking up some RF noise despite putting a ferrite.
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Old 01-25-2014, 07:52 PM
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Mike,
Have you check the RF noise and how much interference you are getting on your radio or avionics? Also, do you know how many amps it draws.
Mehrdad,

So far no RF noise has been noticed (50+ hours flown with the Squadron LED's). During the day, I wig-wag these lights using the B&C SFF-1 (same as Tridon El13A2), and I haven't noticed any interference on my intercom, radio, NAV or GPS's.

Baja Designs claim their LED's draw 42 watts. So if you estimate your electrical bus is around 13.5V, the current draw would be 3.11 amps per light. I previously had 50W HID's in each wingtip, so I didn't do any measurements for how much these lights draw since my electrical system was sized for at least 50W per light. I am in the middle of my annual inspection now, so next time I am at the hangar, I will perform the winf inspection and measure the exact current and voltage.
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Old 01-25-2014, 10:54 PM
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[quote=bullojm1;847278]Mehrdad,

So far no RF noise has been noticed (50+ hours flown with the Squadron LED's). During the day, I wig-wag these lights using the B&C SFF-1 (same as Tridon El13A2), and I haven't noticed any interference on my intercom, radio, NAV or GPS's. QUOTE]

Thanks, same question for Mike See's setup. I wonder if those flash light type lights create any RF.
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...Thanks, same question for Mike See's setup. I wonder if those flash light type lights create any RF....
I have two of the flashlight heads mounted to my wing tip mount plate (pictures later), and fired them up off a car battery last night. They drove my stereo crazy from 5 feet away, so I'd say there is an RF issue with them. Looks like Bob's fix of several turns and ferrite rings will be needed.
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Old 01-26-2014, 09:00 AM
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I have two of the flashlight heads mounted to my wing tip mount plate (pictures later), and fired them up off a car battery last night. They drove my stereo crazy from 5 feet away, so I'd say there is an RF issue with them. Looks like Bob's fix of several turns and ferrite rings will be needed.
Thanks for providing the feedback, I was just about to order a couple of these flashlights. They have them with various LM intensity reasonbly priced and the mounting would be very easy for my setup.

I will wait to see if the ferrite or other method of supperssing the noise can make these a workable landing light.
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