Hi folks,
I have a handful of EAO legend lights (most commonly available from Aircraft Spruce) that I'd planned to use for my panel annunciator lights. However, when I stood in the baking sun in my driveway this weekend and hooked one of these lights to my 12V bench power supply, I was disappointed to see that I could barely tell if it was on or off. I realize that there will be a glareshield in the real airplane, but still I was hoping for better sunlight viewability. Another builder (Kevin H) has used Vivisun lights in his project, but those look really expensive.
So... anyone have any suggestions for some brighter annunciators that won't totally break the bank? A square face that I can put some text labels on would be ideal, but I suppose I could settle for round lights if I had to.
thanks,
mcb
I have a handful of EAO legend lights (most commonly available from Aircraft Spruce) that I'd planned to use for my panel annunciator lights. However, when I stood in the baking sun in my driveway this weekend and hooked one of these lights to my 12V bench power supply, I was disappointed to see that I could barely tell if it was on or off. I realize that there will be a glareshield in the real airplane, but still I was hoping for better sunlight viewability. Another builder (Kevin H) has used Vivisun lights in his project, but those look really expensive.
So... anyone have any suggestions for some brighter annunciators that won't totally break the bank? A square face that I can put some text labels on would be ideal, but I suppose I could settle for round lights if I had to.
thanks,
mcb