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Post by elmarco on Apr 1, 2010 10:32:24 GMT 1
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Post by foo on Apr 1, 2010 12:01:01 GMT 1
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Post by Dillzio on Apr 16, 2010 17:09:24 GMT 1
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parrothead
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Post by parrothead on Apr 17, 2010 1:05:21 GMT 1
Love the price! I have not read the details Dill, but whats' your plan for one circuitry? I see three "AAA" batteries per light.
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N4768Z
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Post by N4768Z on Apr 23, 2010 21:08:59 GMT 1
I moved this ;D
I just wanted to throw this out there since it came up in my other thread. "I Played Frankestein Today".
These LED lights weigh very little and can be placed with simple velcro. The batteries are replaceable, This one has a strobe mode. They are hands free and come in several colors including white, red and blue. Not a bad option for those of you that want Nav lights but can't or don't want to use your onboard elects. This ones a lil pricey at $18.00. the battery has like a 4 hour continuous life. This one could be used as a strobe. check it out.
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Post by N4768Z on Apr 23, 2010 21:10:59 GMT 1
These can be used for PORT/STBD running lights. $6.00 for a pack of four and you get a red and green one in the pack. Check em out!
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Post by N4768Z on Apr 23, 2010 21:13:50 GMT 1
Just bought the above. Pricey but very usable. I'll let you know how they work out.
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Post by Dillzio on May 4, 2010 14:38:56 GMT 1
My nav lights have arrived, and I'm quite impressed with how bright they are. I have 2 red, 2 green and 4 white, and they can easily be stripped from their plastic casing to reveal a SMD LED with a resistor soldered to it. I also have a flashing LED strobe i've adapted from a bike light.
I've been trying to decide the best arrangement for the navlights, and was hoping for some tips. I was thinking of having red and green on the wing tips facing forwards and back, and white on the front of the wings on either side, but I'm worried it might not work so well for navigation if the plane was side on, because no lights would be shining towards you.
I'm racking my brains and I can't think of a good arrangement that would work well for every angle. The arrangement I mentioned above would make it easy to see left right up down, and you could tell front from back by whether you saw the white lights or not, but if the plane was side on the lighting wouldn't work so well. I've seen one plane actually that had bright white LEDs under the wings pointing towards the side of the fuselage, his plane was white so it stood out really well.
Anyway, what do you think is the best orientation for navlights, particularly with regards to if they should point front, back, side to side or down?
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Post by Legot on May 6, 2010 0:58:04 GMT 1
Have you thought about red and green on opposing wing tips, facing the side;
red and green and the bottom of the wing, facing down (matched with the same side as other red and green);
Flashing light near the battery box door/on the battery box dor;
3 white near the bottom of the cowl ,facing down (for landing lights);
one white on the top of the vertical stab.
or you could tape them on, randomly, and hope that it lights up like a Christmas tree.
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N4768Z
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Post by N4768Z on May 6, 2010 4:26:29 GMT 1
My lights came in as well. I made a video but life keeps getting in the way. I'll get it up soon and post. I'm pleased with my results. Red on port, green on starboard. I have a strobe on the forward drop mod cover hole, and a white tail light lighting up the fuse underneath. I am adding a landing light but again, life has me by the...well, I'll get it installed soon. They run off of batteries, no noticeable weight (I'm sure they weigh something but i'm not worried about it) and they are fastened on with 3M lock tape for easy removal when I don't need to use them.
vid soon.
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Post by Dillzio on May 6, 2010 8:14:31 GMT 1
Yeah, using battery lights sure would be easier. I'm not deterred though, I want to have all my stuff running off the lipo from a receiver controlled switch.
I've been thinking of how in incorporate the flashing red strobe into the plane, and I think I'll mount it just behind the float mount, where the foam insert goes in. I can trim away some of the insert to make room for the LEDs. Another thing I've been trying to figure out is the switch. Once the unit has power, you have to press a button to turn it on, and then continue pressing the button to change the flashing mode - The last thing I want on my plane is buttons I have to push MANUALLY, that's what the remote control is for!
I'm getting a receiver controlled switch with my order from hobbyking that I'll be using to turn the nav lights on/off. The switch on the flashing lights is activated when one of the terminals is connected to earth, so I've worked out that by running the receiver controlled switch to the earth line I can have that changing the flashing mode of the beacon, It will effectively be "holding the button down" instead of just pressing it once, but I've tried out holding the button and it works fine. It will make it so that every time I switch the lights off then on, it will change the mode of the beacon. Pretty cool huh?
Now I just need to get me some bells, whistles and tassels.
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Post by vroom on May 6, 2010 8:27:09 GMT 1
I use the Turnigy LED light strips and control them with a brushed ESC on my aileron channel. To the left to arm the esc and for lights off. But as you move the stick to the left the lights get brighter. It works best if you remove the centering spring for that channel.
Very helpful for takeoffs and landings with ultra bright lighting systems.
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Post by john66 on May 6, 2010 9:42:27 GMT 1
Yeah, using battery lights sure would be easier. I'm not deterred though, I want to have all my stuff running off the lipo from a receiver controlled switch. Have you consider that if, god forbid you were to lose your plane at night, that if you had your leds powered from a watch type battery so very small, I used to have a bike led light powered by one of those. That should the plane crash and the main power is damaged that with an independent power source for the lights, they may still be going, making your plane easier to spot......Just a thought! John
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Post by N4768Z on May 7, 2010 3:55:54 GMT 1
Here's a quick video showing my nav lights. The camera doesn't do them justice, they are pretty bright. I got a little dramatic with the music. It's better than listening to me sniffle from a slight head cold.
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Post by john66 on May 7, 2010 11:00:28 GMT 1
nice lights n4768z, nice vid too!
John
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