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Strobe Recommendations???
I know this subject has been covered in the rec.aviation.* ngs in the last
couple of years, but my dejasearch turned up dry. I'm putting wingtip strobes on the 182 and I'd like recommendations from the group as to what you put on and why. I'd like individual power supplies for each strobe mounted out in the wingtip (last wing rib) so that I don't have to run a separate wire for nav lights and strobes, nor run a high voltage wire down the wing to act as a 15 foot noise generating antenna. Comments appreciated. Jim Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup) VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor http://www.rst-engr.com |
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I have a '65 skyhawk and installed the Aeroflash units.
1. Cheaper than Whelan 2. Separate power supplies that were mounted on homemade Z brackets on the last rib. 3. Fit over existing position lights. 4. Replaced Cessna single pull switch for beacon to a double pull (like the landing light). First pull is beacon, second pull adds wing tip strobes. 5. Cheaper than whelan. 6. Didn't care about the comet flash feature of Whelan. Aeroflash each flash independently of each other. So my aircraft has 3 independent flash sources. 7. Did I say they were cheaper than Whelan? Ross Jim Weir wrote: I know this subject has been covered in the rec.aviation.* ngs in the last couple of years, but my dejasearch turned up dry. I'm putting wingtip strobes on the 182 and I'd like recommendations from the group as to what you put on and why. I'd like individual power supplies for each strobe mounted out in the wingtip (last wing rib) so that I don't have to run a separate wire for nav lights and strobes, nor run a high voltage wire down the wing to act as a 15 foot noise generating antenna. Comments appreciated. Jim Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup) VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor http://www.rst-engr.com - |
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Jim Weir writes:
I know this subject has been covered in the rec.aviation.* ngs in the last couple of years, but my dejasearch turned up dry. I'm putting wingtip strobes on the 182 and I'd like recommendations from the group as to what you put on and why. I'd like individual power supplies for each strobe mounted out in the wingtip (last wing rib) so that I don't have to run a separate wire for nav lights and strobes, nor run a high voltage wire down the wing to act as a 15 foot noise generating antenna. Whelen gets my vote. They're even STC'd for your Cessna. I replaced the flashing beacon on my '73 182 with a Whelen A470WR lens assy and HR,CF power supply. I had half a million questions for Whelen, the guy in charge of aviation products took the time to answer them and provided clear, concise answers. If you go with two separate power supplies, you can even wire them so they fire in unison. -jav |
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Jim Weir wrote:
I know this subject has been covered in the rec.aviation.* ngs in the last couple of years, but my dejasearch turned up dry. I'm putting wingtip strobes on the 182 and I'd like recommendations from the group as to what you put on and why. I'd like individual power supplies for each strobe mounted out in the wingtip (last wing rib) so that I don't have to run a separate wire for nav lights and strobes, nor run a high voltage wire down the wing to act as a 15 foot noise generating antenna. Comments appreciated. http://www.aeroflash.com/plane.html#wingtip Thats what was just installed on the '77 C152. Make sure you order the correct voltage for the plane. 1.8 amp required for each. One was put on the belly as well: http://www.aeroflash.com/plane.html#fuse 1.5 amp required. Strobe wiring was already in-place on the 152, this allowed for seperate circuits for NAV & Strobe and the panel already had placards for it. STOL tips were installed at the same time, they allowed enough room for the power supplies to be mounted on the outside of the rib. The original tips didn't allow for that... 2-Year Warranty on Power Supplies, 1-Year Warranty on Flash Tubes. http://www.aeroflash.com/qual.html 100% money back guarantee... They work very well and really improve aircraft visibility and as stated previously, the price made for an easy decision. Orded them at the beginning of the week and had them that same week... Email: Toll Free 1-800-322-2052 Ext. 101 Darrel Toepfer Eunice, La. 4R7 |
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Jim Weir wrote: I'm putting wingtip strobes on the 182 and I'd like recommendations from the group as to what you put on and why. I put an Aeroflash unit on my old Cessna 150. It performed well for me for five years until I sold the plane. George Patterson Battle, n; A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would not yield to the tongue. |
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Jim, Whelen is the way to go. No questions. They come in two flavors for the
application you seek. I used the more powerful ones and boy do they light up the sky! You WILL be seen. Very easy to install if your plane is pre wired. Any questions please feel free to ask. They are STCed for almost all GA aircraft. Mani "Jim Weir" wrote in message ... I know this subject has been covered in the rec.aviation.* ngs in the last couple of years, but my dejasearch turned up dry. I'm putting wingtip strobes on the 182 and I'd like recommendations from the group as to what you put on and why. I'd like individual power supplies for each strobe mounted out in the wingtip (last wing rib) so that I don't have to run a separate wire for nav lights and strobes, nor run a high voltage wire down the wing to act as a 15 foot noise generating antenna. Comments appreciated. Jim Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup) VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor http://www.rst-engr.com |
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My Cessna came with the Aeroflash strobes. There is a power supply
for each strobe in each wing tip. They have worked well for 20+ years after I fixed a EMC problem in each power supply so that they did not break the radio squelch ever time the strobe flashed. My memory is not so good after 20 years but I think the fix was adding two or three small caps to each power supply. They are lower cost than brand W. John On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 10:22:19 -0800, Jim Weir wrote: I know this subject has been covered in the rec.aviation.* ngs in the last couple of years, but my dejasearch turned up dry. I'm putting wingtip strobes on the 182 and I'd like recommendations from the group as to what you put on and why. I'd like individual power supplies for each strobe mounted out in the wingtip (last wing rib) so that I don't have to run a separate wire for nav lights and strobes, nor run a high voltage wire down the wing to act as a 15 foot noise generating antenna. Comments appreciated. Jim Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup) VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor http://www.rst-engr.com |
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Jim,
If you belong to Cessna Pilots Assoc., They have a pretty good article in the tech notes which lays out the various options. Mike Z "Jim Weir" wrote in message ... I know this subject has been covered in the rec.aviation.* ngs in the last couple of years, but my dejasearch turned up dry. I'm putting wingtip strobes on the 182 and I'd like recommendations from the group as to what you put on and why. I'd like individual power supplies for each strobe mounted out in the wingtip (last wing rib) so that I don't have to run a separate wire for nav lights and strobes, nor run a high voltage wire down the wing to act as a 15 foot noise generating antenna. Comments appreciated. Jim Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup) VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor http://www.rst-engr.com |
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I replaced my original single Cessna belly strobe with Whelan Comets . . . each
wing and the tail . . . installed for $1400.00. Man, I love landing at night and seeing them bouncing off the runway. I feel like I'm flying in a Starship :-) www.Rosspilot.com |
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