LED Bulb: PSA Trimcraft
Hi,
I too bought a bulb at Sun-n-Fun.
I bought a red bulb with an integrated flasher, for the anti-collision.
The company is:
PSA Trimcraft
Robert Perigo
863-853-2448
[email protected]!! (.com)
He sells complete units for you guys, but he also sells just the bulb to replace factory bulbs. Only about $25 at the show!
The selling points are:
No radio noise.
.13 amp draw vs ?amp ??
Shouldn't fail like a regular bulb.
Way cheaper than competitors.
Colored light, so don't need a colored cover.
Standard socket. Classified as a "replacement bulb".
I am leery of the brightness. Maybe OK for the tail and nav bulbs.
I'd certainly be VERY leery of the brightness for strobe purposes.
I also need to verify all claims as to being approved for it's stated purposes on a certified airplane. Or, at least accept that responsibility if I chose to ignore.
I'm going to hook up the new bulb to an outside power source and set it up about 6' from the plane. Then turn both on and get as far as I can away and just try to determine if they are ballpark similar brightness. If so, I'll order the previously mentioned nav and tail light bulbs.
I'll report back here after I get a chance to run this test.
If anyone wants to run a real test, running one of these bulbs side-by-side with competing or factory units, I could buy a bulb and mail it for testing. Either for NAV or White Tail light.
With the anti-collision bulb, he said that I can bypass the Cessna flasher unit and thus eliminate even more current draw and another point of failure.
Matt