dromuald
Active Member
I recently installed some "Offroadtwon" LED lights into my leading edge landing and taxi lite openings. I replaced some HID lights because they were not working with the wig wag module I purchased. The lights work great and are certainly suitable from an illumination standpoint. However when I turn them on I get continuous static that is quite loud in my headset when I have my radio on. Without the radio on I get about a one second burst of static when I switch the lite on, then it goes away. I did not have any noise from the HIDs so I suspect it is from the lites themselves. I do have a local ground on them, but it is about 2.5 feet long.
I spoke with others who suggested replacing the LEDs with Baja Sqd Pro lamps. My primary use of the lamps is for collision avoidance using the wig wag function. Since I really don't plan on flying much at night I was not planning on spending hundreds of dollars on LEDs. Looking for advice on a few questions.
1. I am going to try shortening the ground wires and ferrite beads, but would I be wasting my time since it is likely internal to the LED and not the wiring that worked fine with the HIDs?
2. Are there any other solutions I might try with these lamps.
3. Has anyone tried the Baja sqd SPORT LEDs? They are about half the cost of the Pro version and would certainly serve my purpose.
Thanks in advance
I spoke with others who suggested replacing the LEDs with Baja Sqd Pro lamps. My primary use of the lamps is for collision avoidance using the wig wag function. Since I really don't plan on flying much at night I was not planning on spending hundreds of dollars on LEDs. Looking for advice on a few questions.
1. I am going to try shortening the ground wires and ferrite beads, but would I be wasting my time since it is likely internal to the LED and not the wiring that worked fine with the HIDs?
2. Are there any other solutions I might try with these lamps.
3. Has anyone tried the Baja sqd SPORT LEDs? They are about half the cost of the Pro version and would certainly serve my purpose.
Thanks in advance