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Post by leisureshoot on Oct 25, 2010 23:36:04 GMT 1
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!!! Well, all this talk about lights.... I bought this kit on ebay last week. cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320592114098&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT$14.50 shipped. from Taiwan. I'm a little hesitant to buy from overseas, but I've saved so much already, I can get ripped off once or twice and still be way ahead. I just got a battery in the mail today for my laptop for $29 shipped. The best price I found in US was $90+. It has been taking approx 10 days to get to Ohio for my ebay Taiwan purchases. (I bought a little LiPo battery voltage tester for 4.50 shipped a couple weeks back) I'll post a comment when I get the light kit. |
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Post by john66 on Oct 25, 2010 23:42:16 GMT 1
Thats the same kit I have, they are a reasonably straight forward realistic configuration. The only downside is they are permanently on when plugged in and cant be operated via the TX. Which the simple solution is dont plug em in when you want em off! Good choice for the money in my humble opinion particularly if you are into more scale appearance. Not so good if your more a fan of the flying firework/UFO! John |
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Post by leisureshoot on Oct 26, 2010 2:00:38 GMT 1
Thanks John.
I'll add a switch to turn them on and off.
I do want a scale appearance.
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Post by Dillzio on Nov 3, 2010 13:51:33 GMT 1
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Post by Dillzio on Mar 6, 2011 14:38:50 GMT 1
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Post by renard80 on Aug 29, 2011 23:19:40 GMT 1
I fancy adding nav lights to my SC. Not being particularly clever, I need to buy a "ready to go" set - something easy to install and use. Preferably, I would like to get lights which show up brightly in daylight. I remember reading somewhere that such bright lights were available. I have found this kit. Nice and cheap but don't know whether it fits the bill: www.giantcod.co.uk/night-flying-lights-p-405040.htmlAny comments, please? Has anyone used them? Suitable for the SC? As they plug into the Rx and draw from the battery, would they make a significant reduction in flying time? If not these lights, any other suggestions, please? Must be available in UK. (Remember, I need something simple - like me . . . . ) |
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Post by Dillzio on Oct 15, 2011 10:15:30 GMT 1
I've just purchased some lights for the new cub im building. I already have some plain 1w T10 white, red and white lights. With these babies as well this one should be even brighter than the last cub! I've attached a pic of my ebay cart, note the 1.5W green SMD LEDs which I got for $2 a pair, they're normally $6-7 a pair, GO ME! These are the search terms needed to find these items on ebay: T10 LED SMD and 1.5w (if you want the really bright ones) Guaranteed to brighten up your cub! Attachments:
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Post by Dillzio on Nov 4, 2011 17:14:30 GMT 1
Here are all the LED lights I've got to kit my cub out with. Oh, it's going to be a thing of beauty! ;D  |
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Post by john66 on Nov 6, 2011 5:36:30 GMT 1
Like it, thats a veritable aurora borealis you have there!
John
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Post by Dillzio on Nov 6, 2011 12:32:02 GMT 1
Cheers :-)
I'm actually worried about overdoing it now. The last cub only had lights in select directions to make it really good for orientation. I'm worried that if I light it up too much there won't be as obvious a difference when it's viewed from different angles.
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Post by ands on Nov 9, 2011 11:08:03 GMT 1
Hi Guys, I am a complete novice so please be bare with me and feel free to point, mock, take the p*ss and generally abuse!!!...For a little while anyway  Got my Super Cub couple of days ago and I think I have fallen in love! and have still yet to get the bird in the air!...Its wet, windy and generally Poo! (probably not the best time of year to purchase an Rc plane but hay I couldnt wait! So here I am sat here looking at my baby ready to go and getting Hours!!! of practice on the ClearView sim... there will be a break in the weather soon...I hope. Probably going to fly early morning and dusk to make the most of the calmer wind conditions, at least tile next year anyway... Ok so with this grounded time on my hands I am wanting to customize her a little, only the looks as I aint gonna start messing around with the gutts still I have better understanding of her. I have purchased some nav lights www.rc-lights.com/products/RCL5300.htmlwill figure out how to att pics on here soon think I will link it to the X port internally but I want to be able to turn on/off using the Tx. Any ideas? Or it it better to just use a 9v battery with on/off switch for power? I dont wont to fry anything before I even get her of the ground;( Also what's the best way to attach the lights? Iam a bit of a perfectionist so I dont really wont to just stick the lights to the out side of airframe. was thinking of making a tiny cut into the underneath of wings, then run the wire inside cut and seal with glue or white tape to hide them. Still haven't figured out how to put the on the wing tips. Was thinking of making a small hole in the leading edge of the wing, inserting LED and covering with a clear plastic dome that I can mode from resin to protect. Any ideas? Also going to make some decals for the cowling, chrome the nose cone and paint the prop tips. Have changed the stock wheels to 75mm as I think they look sweet and am going to fit a camera underneath her. Think I have to much time on my hands!...was made redundant a few months back so this is giving me a project to cheer me up whilst looking for another job. Got to pay for parts some how  Anyway. any help, advice or general feedback most welcome. I live in Exeter, Devon, UK. so anybody local, please get in touch if you like, would be great to have a flying buddy. (please excuse spelling. Totally Dyslexic!...Why have they made that word so bloody hard to spell anyway? Thanks in advance for all of your help and advice. |
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Post by Dillzio on Nov 9, 2011 13:15:50 GMT 1
hi mate, you seem to be about exactly where I was at about a year ago when I made my thread. If you read through the beginning you can see everything I've done so far. In terms of getting the lights you selected to work properly, your options are a bit limited with the stock electrics. If you have a normal radio with a spare channel you can use a receiver controlled switch (about $10 from HK) to turn them on and off from the tx. Other than that I don't think you'll be able to get them to turn on and off from the transmitter. In all honesty it's not a feature you need. It's a nice frill to have, and can be nice for bling (or showing off - or is that the same thing?) but when it starts to get a dark it's not overly hard to flip a switch on your cub next time it's on the ground. If you want to power them from your existing power system, that should be fine as they only use 50ma. I forget how the stock electrics looks, it's 5-wire on those servos isn't it? If one of them is red, then put a voltimeter on it and test that it's about 5-6v. If so, then you can use that wire to power your lights. Easiest way to protect the lights that I've seen is to use clear hose/tubing. It also has the affect of scattering the light. There are also some clear plastic domes I've seen myself that would be ideal for the job - I don't know if you have them where you live, but in Australia, in shopping centres and other opportune places, there are these little vending machines there that dispense either kids toys or lollies. Some of them just dispense really small toys, like rings that came in a capsule - you put your coin in the slot, turned the handle and the capsule falls out of the machine. The top of the capsule is clear, and it seems to me like it would be the perfect size for covering an LED. I've got my eye out for some myself. Another very good way I've used is to cover it in some epoxy, or thick super glue with a bit of accelerator sprayed on. Oh, and one of the best methods of ALL (best in this case being the easiest) is to use clear tape over them, and when the tape gets scuffed up you rip it off and replace it - that's what I did on my wing tip lights on the last cub. I've got so many LEDs to choose from I'm having a hard time picking what I want to do. I'm very tempted to keep the red and green lights on the wings exactly as they were on the last cub, they work so well as orientation lights! I think I'll just use my multi-directional lights as strobes on top of each wing. I've also just got some red and green led strips for the side on their way (the really flat ones) - 30cm 15 LEDs on each side of the fuselage |
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Post by ginginho on Nov 9, 2011 13:36:59 GMT 1
For LED covers you could consider the method used by many for custom c0ckpits and the like, namely use a bit of clear plastic and give it some with a heat gun.
For those on a budget the clear plastic can be recycled from a pop bottle or similar (multi colours available!), and the heat gun can be your wife's/girlfriend's/boyfriend's/mother's** hairdryer.
Find something to use as a former, of the size that you want to shape the plastic to. Place this under the sheet and blast away with the heat source of choice. The sheet will gently deform to fit over the former.
It's normally best practice not to inform the owner of said heat source, they tend not to enjoy the benefit of it being dual purpose.
** - select as appropriate.
I suspect Dillz wouldn't need to borrow the heating item, I'm fairly sure he has one of his own. ;D
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Post by ands on Nov 9, 2011 22:39:16 GMT 1
Thanks for the advice guys, all good. Thinking about using a 9v battery to power the LED's so as not to fry anything before I even get airborn! I figure if I stand it on its end in wont mess with the CG to much. I am quit handy with a soldering iron so will fit a small click button to turn on. Made some sweet nose art decals for the cowling today and will paint the prop tips and chrome up the spinner. How long these will last on the Cub when finally airborn? about 28 sec's I reckon, but hay; its all fun right? Better get this baby into the air soon or I may start knitting it a woolly hat and scarf! Is this normal? ...lol Been also looking at upgrading the supplied Tx DX4e to a 6i. Get get of ebay for about £70.00 ish. Will post pics of decals, lights and woolly hat when I figure out how to do it. To be honest havnt looked on here on howto yet. will do asap. Thanks again. |
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Post by ands on Nov 10, 2011 10:25:25 GMT 1
Ok, today's the day...this baby is going up. Wind. 6mph.Check. Visability. fair.Check. The FEAR!Check. Will try and make vid and post. Wish me good luck guys... Thanks Andy |
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