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Old 06-02-2010, 07:57 PM
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Default LED Strobe video

Here is a video I posted on You Tube that shows what the AeroLEDs 1600 landing lights (with wig wag) and the Pulsar NSP wingtip lights look like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6nclg5UIJc

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Old 06-02-2010, 08:51 PM
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Default great video

Dean, that is an awesome video. I had already made the decision to use your nav/strobe combo on my -7. Might have to change out the landing/taxi lights as well. Great choice of music, too. PF rocks!!!
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Old 06-02-2010, 11:56 PM
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Default Formation flight

It would be very interesting to see 2 planes flying together, one with Aeroleds and one with traditional landing lights. Not sure if video would really show the difference, but live i'm sure it would be obvious if there's a significant difference.
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Old 06-04-2010, 08:54 AM
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Here is a tip on grounding our Pulsar lights:

In order to keep RFI emissions from our Pulsar and Suntail LED lights at a minimum, it is necessary to ground the chassis of the lights to structural ground. Since most RV wingtips have fiberglass panels in the cutout that the lights mount to, it is recommended that a ground strap be routed from structural ground to the mounting cleat that the lights are attached to. The mounting cleats are clear anodized, so it is necessary to scrape away the anodization at the spot where the ground strap contacts the cleat.

Grounding the chassis of the lights also provides a ground path for lighting strikes to follow into the wing structure and helps prevent lighting transients from making their way into the wiring and helps prevent damage to the lights themselves in the event of a direct strike.

The set screw on the rear of the Pulsar make a good connection between the body of the light and the cleat, but the connection from the cleat to the airframe should be ensured by the installer at the time of the installation of the cleat.

For the Suntail lights, rubbing the anodization away from the countsink where the screw head contacts the heatsink will ensure that the screw makes good electrical contact to the light. A ground strap can then connect the screw to structural ground.

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