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On Aug 2, 12:38 pm, "Dan Luke" wrote:
wrote:
If the heat sink gets to about 95C,
the unit will self-protect by automatically entering the flash mode

THAT would be fun on short final to a dark runway!

--
Dan
T-182T at BFM

Dan,

The air temperature inside a wing at night in flight will never get
anywhere close to 140F, so it won't happen on short final at night...
plus, it would take at least 45 minutes to an hour even in a 140F
ambient for the unit to get hot enough to self-protect.

Dean
AeroLEDs LLC
www.aeroleds.com

wrote:
If the heat sink gets to about 95C,
the unit will self-protect by automatically entering the flash mode

THAT would be fun on short final to a dark runway!
Dan
T-182T at BFM

wrote:
Dan,
The air temperature inside a wing at night in flight will never get
anywhere close to 140F, so it won't happen on short final at night...
plus, it would take at least 45 minutes to an hour even in a 140F
ambient for the unit to get hot enough to self-protect.

I can fore-see a mini-draft tube as an optional addition. :-)

On Aug 2, 1:31 pm, john smith wrote:
wrote:
If the heat sink gets to about 95C,
the unit will self-protect by automatically entering the flash mode
THAT would be fun on short final to a dark runway!
Dan
T-182T at BFM
wrote:
Dan,
The air temperature inside a wing at night in flight will never get
anywhere close to 140F, so it won't happen on short final at night...
plus, it would take at least 45 minutes to an hour even in a 140F
ambient for the unit to get hot enough to self-protect.

I can fore-see a mini-draft tube as an optional addition. :-)

John,

Actually that isn't necessary. Wings leak quite a bit of air in
flight, so there is always some airflow inside them. Even if there is
no airflow, our unit will passively cool in stagnant air. The volume
of air inside most wings is perfectly adequate to allow it to remain
at a reasonable temperature even if you are parked on the ground.
Once in flight, there is plenty of cooling so the unit will run even
cooler...

Dean
AeroLEDs LLC
www.aeroleds.com

wrote:

If the heat sink gets to about 95C,
the unit will self-protect by automatically entering the flash mode

THAT would be fun on short final to a dark runway!

--
Dan
T-182T at BFM

Dan,

The air temperature inside a wing at night in flight will never get
anywhere close to 140F, so it won't happen on short final at night...
plus, it would take at least 45 minutes to an hour even in a 140F
ambient for the unit to get hot enough to self-protect.

Just kidding you, Dean. You have an interesting product; sorry I missed
seeing it at OSH.

Good luck with it.

--
Dan
T-182T at BFM

"Dan Luke" wrote

THAT would be fun on short final to a dark runway!

Just kidding you, Dean. You have an interesting product; sorry I missed
seeing it at OSH.

Nah, it wouldn't be all that bad. It would be, "now you see it - now you
don't! "

g
--
Jim in NC

On Aug 3, 8:58 am, "Morgans" wrote:
"Dan Luke" wrote

THAT would be fun on short final to a dark runway!
Just kidding you, Dean. You have an interesting product; sorry I missed
seeing it at OSH.

Nah, it wouldn't be all that bad. It would be, "now you see it - now you
don't! "

g
--
Jim in NC

And don't forget the old joke... if landing at night with an engine
failure, wait until you get close to the ground before turning on your
landing light. If you don't like what you see, turn it back off...

Dean

deanwil wrote

And don't forget the old joke... if landing at night with an engine
failure, wait until you get close to the ground before turning on your
landing light. If you don't like what you see, turn it back off...

Yep! An oldie but a goodie!

I'm a big fan of LED's. I have a MagLight 3D cell 3 watt, and a MiniMag 2AA
3 watt, and various other hat bill lights, strap on forehead lights, glasses
lights, ....

I guess I have to confess that I'm a flashlight addict! g

One thing that I have really noticed, is that the color and intensity of
(especially the 3 watt) LED's make it easy to see details of items at
distances that would be impossible with other flashlights, and that includes
the krypton (sp?) bulbs.

I would imagine that holds true with your lights, also.

At what distance are you able to pick out the numbers on a dark night, and
how does that compare to a quartz-halogen landing light of a average
wattage, like say on a C-172? Is it a noticeable difference?
--
Jim in NC

On Aug 3, 8:22 am, "Dan Luke" wrote:
wrote:
If the heat sink gets to about 95C,
the unit will self-protect by automatically entering the flash mode

THAT would be fun on short final to a dark runway!

--
Dan
T-182T at BFM

Dan,

The air temperature inside a wing at night in flight will never get
anywhere close to 140F, so it won't happen on short final at night...
plus, it would take at least 45 minutes to an hour even in a 140F
ambient for the unit to get hot enough to self-protect.

Just kidding you, Dean. You have an interesting product; sorry I missed
seeing it at OSH.

Good luck with it.

--
Dan
T-182T at BFM- Hide quoted text -

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Hi Dan,

Thanks, I wasn't sure... posts don't carry tone of voice so subtle
humor is often lost in translation! Hence the many flame wars that go
on in usenet space!

Dean