NAV lights decision

avi8tor50 · #1 07-30-2007, 06:55 PM

Getting ready to order by NAVs and stobes. Wanting LED's. Too incompetent and too lazy to make the board and solder the LED's from scratch. Have looked at CreativAir but they don't come soldered. Like Jeff's work but out of my price range.
Has anyone used GS Air's combo LED/strobe?

Peter K
9A QB

lostpilot28 · #2 07-30-2007, 07:07 PM

I had the GS-Air lights on my PulsarXP. They were pretty good, although I don't think they are as bright as the Lumiled LEDs that are used by some folks who roll their own. The only problem I had with the GS Air setup was that the plastic covers turned a hazy-yellow after being in the sun for a year. I would think that a higher quality plastic/plexi wouldn't do that. But they were a decent setup for the money.

As far as building your own, it's pretty easy and very inexpensive. Mirrored plexi on eBay was about $12, Lumileds were about $25. The help I got from someone else on this board for a wiring diagram was invaluable (I won't name him unless he approves). Another local builder and I hooked them up to a 12V DC power supply and they are BRIGHT. I'm only using 4 LEDS per side. The hardest part was shaping the mirrored plexi to fit my wingtips.

Norman CYYJ · #3 07-30-2007, 09:00 PM

Go to your local auto store and buy the 1157 replacement lamp made using LED's. I have used 2 per side and they are bright. The Tower says they are very good on a 5 mile final. You can get them is red and green.

RWoodard · #4 07-31-2007, 01:29 AM

I'm installing a set of position light/strobe combos from Rollison Aircraft Company. They call them "Skybright Strobes & Lights." I haven't flown the aircraft yet to give you a real Pirep, but I like the fact that they look more traditional than some of the LED setups.

The Link: http://www.airplanegear.com/skybright.htm

Rod Woodard
Loveland, Colorado (KFNL)
Midget Mustang--@ the Paint Shop
RV-8 #81964 holding @ the Wings

hevansrv7a · #5 07-31-2007, 04:21 AM

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Originally Posted by avi8tor50

Getting ready to order by NAVs and stobes. Wanting LED's. Too incompetent and too lazy to make the board and solder the LED's from scratch. Have looked at CreativAir but they don't come soldered. Like Jeff's work but out of my price range.
Has anyone used GS Air's combo LED/strobe?

Peter K
9A QB

These come soldered and ready to fit/install:
http://www.killacycle.com/Lights.htm

macrafic · #6 07-31-2007, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by avi8tor50

Getting ready to order by NAVs and stobes. Wanting LED's. Too incompetent and too lazy to make the board and solder the LED's from scratch. Have looked at CreativAir but they don't come soldered. Like Jeff's work but out of my price range.
Has anyone used GS Air's combo LED/strobe?

Peter K
9A QB

Peter, I used CreativAir and they have a "soldered" or "unsoldered" option, which I used. These are the same lights as directed to (with the "kilocycle" URL) elsewhere in this thread). Look again at CreativAir.

petehowell · #7 07-31-2007, 07:53 AM

Sonny,

Feel free to post the info I sent you - I don't have it available right now. No magic in the schematics. They are not as effcient as some of the LED drivers you can buy, but the resistors are cheap and the lights are plenty bright. I have not had any heat issues.

lostpilot28 · #8 07-31-2007, 09:00 AM

Thanks Pete. Peter K, if you'd like a copy of the schematics, send me an e-mail and I'll shoot them over to you.

the_other_dougreeves · #9 07-31-2007, 02:17 PM

Oh, and when will Whelen ever come out with 14V LED versions of the A600 / A650 light/strobe combos?

RVRC · #10 07-31-2007, 03:27 PM

Sunday afternoon I was talking with someone that had been to Oshkosh and they said that Whelen already has some LED lights that look like the old style. I think this person is selling the old ones to get the new ones. Same footprint from what I was told.

Please don't ask how much they cost. I don't have a clue.