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Post by ginginho on Jun 18, 2010 22:35:26 GMT 1
Do you any idea of what sort of current draw they need. I may have a suitable switch somewhere from my days of fixing cashpoints (ATMs). I might get a set for the TS, that would look nice lit up! The leaflet says the following input voltage 4-6 V Current 30mA The first set I received one of the white strobes didnt work. I sent it back to the GC returns address about 1 week later I got an email telling me the strobe had been wired the wrong way, 2 days later I received the working set. I have no idea whether it was a replacement or my original one fixed. If you fancy a set I'd be quick cos when I last looked there were only 4 in stock and looking at all the comments it seems like they stay out of stock quite a while. I agree it shouldnt be too hard to implement a switch. John Pretty low current draw then, and good to hear that Rob's customer service hasn't suffered. (I have no alligence to GC BTW, there are other UK online RC stores ;D ). I'm in no rush TBH, if I do it to the Twinny it will be when I do a total spray job on it (fill, paint, varnish, all with lots of wet and dry action in between lots of coats of each) which is many hours in the workshop. Possibly something for the winter, more likely (as I'm lazy), never.  ;D |
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Post by Dillzio on Jun 19, 2010 9:45:59 GMT 1
Another hot tip, those Super bright LED wedge globs that i'm using, they run at 6.2v each. That means that you can hook two of them up in series and run them without a resistor. Scratch that idea, once the lipo drops below 11v the lights get too dim :-( When they go through a resistor, they will still run quite brightly even off of 10v. Sure am glad i'm doing all this testing before I go permanently installing anything. I'll just run both of the LEDs in parallel, probably with one resistor per LED. I sure can appreciate now the virtues of installing a premade navlights system, but still, it will be nice to have a truly unique navlights setup that I can call my own :-) |
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Post by Dillzio on Jul 5, 2010 10:27:34 GMT 1
Hi gang, I've FINALLY got the navlights on the wing finished. Now it's just a matter of securing everything in place properly, coating the wing in profilm, attaching the ailerons and she'll be done ;D Click on the image to view the video :-)  |
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Post by john66 on Jul 5, 2010 11:25:09 GMT 1
Nice work Dill, agreed, "not too shabby"!  |
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Post by Dillzio on Jul 15, 2010 11:15:39 GMT 1
Here's the series of videos showing 'my new cub' supercubclub.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=gotopost&board=pb&thread=2948&post=22251This video basically illustrates where I sourced my navigation lights from. Yellow flashing LEDs, and 4000mCD yellow LEDs are from the local electronics shop. On top of the wings, green and red flashing LEDs with red 12000mCD and green 10000mCD LEDs are also from local electronics shop. The LEDs for the flashing red beacon on the underside of the plane come from the bike beacon lights shown in the video, which I assume are also around 12000mCD. This particular video shows how the navlights look at night: |
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Post by skivit48 on Jul 15, 2010 16:29:04 GMT 1
Very nice work Dill!!!!!! Can't wait to hear about your maiden.  |
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Post by Dillzio on Oct 10, 2010 13:32:14 GMT 1
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Post by leisureshoot on Oct 10, 2010 14:03:33 GMT 1
Dillzio, thanks for the ebay links!
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Post by iflyforfun on Oct 11, 2010 0:16:23 GMT 1
I am not ready to get into the lighting of my SC yet. I will eventually want to do something after I cant think of any other mods.
I have not even thought about power issues or researched this in any way but does anyone think it would be possible to mount a CREE P7 led on a SC and be able to power it?
I have a flashlight with a CREE P7 bulb that is one of the brightest LED's in the world.( that's what they claim). I can only say that it is Dam bright with a 900 lumes output. I can light up the top of a tree 200 feet away like daylight. Like I said, I have done no research on the subject and it may be a ridiculous idea, but if it was possible to mount 3 of these bulbs( one on the bottom of each wing tip pointing towards the fuselage) and one on the tail ( pointing towards the front) The plane would be lit up like the noon sun.
Of course the only objective is to light it up for night flying, not a stock aircraft look with Red, green and white lights.
Ifly
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Post by Dillzio on Oct 11, 2010 3:37:28 GMT 1
actually, having red on one wing, green on the other, a red flasher at the back and white lights facing forward is really useful for night flying, i'd say it's vital to have different colored lights on different aspects of the plane. Otherwise you'll have a very hard time trying to tell the plane orientation in the dark.
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Post by killioughtta on Oct 11, 2010 3:51:27 GMT 1
A lot of night-flying kits out there -- including the one sold by Horizon Hobby for the XPort used in the SC -- use LEDs to light up the plane's fuselage as you've described. Dill is right too; scale lighting help a lot in night flying. I would light it up like a Christmas tree. lol. Like in competitions:   |
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Post by john66 on Oct 11, 2010 13:55:57 GMT 1
actually, having red on one wing, green on the other, a red flasher at the back and white lights facing forward is really useful for night flying, i'd say it's vital to have different colored lights on different aspects of the plane. Otherwise you'll have a very hard time trying to tell the plane orientation in the dark. Took the words right out of my mouth. |
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Post by leisureshoot on Oct 11, 2010 15:41:53 GMT 1
I am not ready to get into the lighting of my SC yet. I will eventually want to do something after I cant think of any other mods. I have not even thought about power issues or researched this in any way but does anyone think it would be possible to mount a CREE P7 led on a SC and be able to power it? I have a flashlight with a CREE P7 bulb that is one of the brightest LED's in the world.( that's what they claim). I can only say that it is Dam bright with a 900 lumes output. I can light up the top of a tree 200 feet away like daylight. Like I said, I have done no research on the subject and it may be a ridiculous idea, but if it was possible to mount 3 of these bulbs( one on the bottom of each wing tip pointing towards the fuselage) and one on the tail ( pointing towards the front) The plane would be lit up like the noon sun. Of course the only objective is to light it up for night flying, not a stock aircraft look with Red, green and white lights. Ifly I am familiar with this LED. You would likely be temp blinded whenever the plane flew toward you. I think you need to balance the ability to see the plane, with the conditions of the sky. Are you talking about flying in pitch black, or just staying out an extra 30-60 minutes later than you normally would? Some of the bright 3mm-5mm red and green LED's will probably work optimally. Having a very bright light will likely cause you to not see anything within 10 feet of the bright LED, and this would include your other nav lights. Now, if you want to attach your Cree to the landing gear circuit, and use it during landings for fun, I could see that. Just remember that if you can't see the wing tip lights, due to losing your night vision, keeping the plane level for landing is going to be difficult. |
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Post by iflyforfun on Oct 11, 2010 17:10:43 GMT 1
I am not ready to get into the lighting of my SC yet. I will eventually want to do something after I cant think of any other mods. I have not even thought about power issues or researched this in any way but does anyone think it would be possible to mount a CREE P7 led on a SC and be able to power it? I have a flashlight with a CREE P7 bulb that is one of the brightest LED's in the world.( that's what they claim). I can only say that it is Dam bright with a 900 lumes output. I can light up the top of a tree 200 feet away like daylight. Like I said, I have done no research on the subject and it may be a ridiculous idea, but if it was possible to mount 3 of these bulbs( one on the bottom of each wing tip pointing towards the fuselage) and one on the tail ( pointing towards the front) The plane would be lit up like the noon sun. Of course the only objective is to light it up for night flying, not a stock aircraft look with Red, green and white lights. Ifly I am familiar with this LED. You would likely be temp blinded whenever the plane flew toward you. I think you need to balance the ability to see the plane, with the conditions of the sky. Are you talking about flying in pitch black, or just staying out an extra 30-60 minutes later than you normally would? Some of the bright 3mm-5mm red and green LED's will probably work optimally. Having a very bright light will likely cause you to not see anything within 10 feet of the bright LED, and this would include your other nav lights. Now, if you want to attach your Cree to the landing gear circuit, and use it during landings for fun, I could see that. Just remember that if you can't see the wing tip lights, due to losing your night vision, keeping the plane level for landing is going to be difficult. Definitely don't want to be blinded!!!! I was think more of pitch dark flying. Them P7's are dam bright. Thanks for the info!!! |
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Post by mebillica on Oct 25, 2010 1:39:14 GMT 1
Just ordered these, can't wait to get them hooked up! |
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