PJClark

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The Elves!

Hey @rogerl how did you make these fit the existing rectangular mounting hole and clip? I have mine about ready to go back in and it doesn't look t me like the sidewalls of the stems are thick enough for me to grind them down enought to fit. did you enlarge the existing hole? How? thx PJ

Grounded. Like a couple other posters I was supposed to be in annual on 30 Mar for signoff 3 April. Shop didn't close but they'd had a non COVID hospital thing in the family for about a week and I decided probably not the week to go there with that exposure. I messaged the FSDO yesterday suggesting maybe a 30 or 60 day extension limited to 100 hour since last annual or something that makes sense. But you can guess where that went. So washing, polishing, and hangar-elfing. Big question is "when to go" for the annual?

First cut of the Maglite reflectors. Belt sander will smooth them off.

To get half the original 28V voltage at the original lamp, the resistances of lamp and resistor had to match. Since the circuit ran around 1 amp, both were about 14 Ohms. if the circuit with the LED is going to run around .100 A (100 mA), the total resistane at 28 V is 280 Ohms. Since that old resistor didn't change, V across that 14 Ohm resistor is now V = .100(14) = 1.4 volts. Starting with your batter at 24V, you'd expect 22.6V at the LED. In the ballpark. Point is, the total resistance of the circuit now makes the paltry 14 ohm of the original resistor pretty negligible, hence it's really "not doing much"--it can't "drop" 14V passing just .1 Amp. Turns out the LEDs I bought are going to run at 7 W so my current is more like 250 mA. But the principle still holds

Yeah, I haven't removed my originals yet, but my reflectors look pretty jank. Since I'm going for "Brighter than an August Sun in Arizona even though I live in Ohio" I figure new reflectors

@Junkman https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KHTTSSY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1. that socket slides neatly into the Maglite reflector. I plan to insert, fill with RTV as shown below in @rogerl s photo, grind reflector to shape, grind reflector stem flat to fit in original orifice in the airplane fixture...attach with clip or RTV AR. but I too could use some help with what connector to attach to my wire leads at the end of the socket wires. not worried about wire grade we're talking ~100 milliamps.

Those LEDs are rated 9-30 VDC. I tried one connected to my 12 v lawnmower battery and it works great but CAUTION: sucker is BRIGHT. I had an image of the six LEDs on the side burned into my retina for about 15 minutes. Had me a bit worried for a bit. Fine after 15 min or so.

Hence: Rocket. Because every knot counts, and fuel doesn't!

We need a Rocket fly-in when stuff settles down. Or an "M20T" fly in for all us Turbo speed runners. I'd like to raise a glass with some of you bros.

Huh. Well my Rocket will do 250 hp at 21 gph in cruise..and allegedly it'll do 215-220 knots true above FL210. My 252 conversion will hold 103 gallons. 'Course those are avgas gallons at $5 per gallon...

1. Raw, un-fettered, fire-breathing POWER. 2.$125-150k probably. 12K, 65% power 17 gph: 195 KTAS easy. Loafing. not even trying hard. Quiet and smooth like a turbine at 2200 rpm. Because short of a $350k+ Acclaim it's the meanest mutha in the valley. also, it's beautiful...

Rocket!

We are reduced to dreaming of post-Corona steaks. My annual is cancelled, I'll be grounded on Wed at midnight, and then exploring the world of ferry permits "someday".

not sure, was planning to remove one and look at it and then make a plan. But probably will use the maglite reflector approach above (noticed my reflectors are pretty jank anyway)--from what I gather all those guys did was grind down the round stem on the reflector to make it close the same shape as the original bulb and then....I have to say I have no idea how it's held in there after they do that... Maybe "RTV A/R", which is pretty much the answer to every problem near as I can tell...

And in my experience they usually ARE. The Brits kick ass and punch well above their weight, and they show up regardless of the odds. There are no better friends, no worse enemies. Back to quarantining in our Mooneys or hangars? I may embark on a hangar elf party to "replace light bulbs" in my recognition lights

why Mooneys are faster than Bonanzas:

The GFC500 also has a very nice lady.

I just ordered these for the hangar elves to play with as recommended by @Deb Lamps: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LX4FMD1/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1. sockets: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KHTTSSY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1. At 1550 lumens each I'm aiming to be hotter than an August sun in Arizona (although I live in OH)

I'm already strategerizing how to get all that RTV off so I can replace the bulb, and then how to put all the RTV back on neatly enough when I re-secure the lens... you just gotta love "RTV AR"

Sunsetter Ultra G2s landing and taxi... ...with RTV "AR"

Well, it's still better to be lucky than good. I decided the way to solve this was just take the thing apart and here's what I found: Which according to Mr Amazon should hold the wedge-based AeroLites A508 just fine. Jeremy Rabuck already responded to an email so I'll send him this pic, ask him to confirm that's compatible, and I'm in business. Maybe this also helps another LED-crazed Mooney driver.

@StevenL757 brilliant, thanks! But now that I look at it and the original---did you have to do something to change the socket this plugs into? the original has those two wire leads,, the LED has a flat "wedge" plug. I haven't taken mine apart but I kinda expect to find a socket of some kind that those two leads just jam into--in which case this wedge base is not goingn to fit? maybe your O came with a differnet socket than my K? IF it did--anyone have advice on what I'd have to do to change to the Ovation socket if it's different? I can't imagine someone with an 80s or earlier Mooney hasn't figured this out somehow.

Haven't been able to find another thread that answers this question. But if there is one someone please feel free to lambaste me and point me to that thread... One of my wingtip "stinger" nav lights is out. the Parts Catalog has it as a 34-022830-85 Whelen halogen bulb that looks like this: I hate to spend even a dime on one of these that's going to draw more than 1 amp. Has anyone figured out how to replace this with an LED? A Hangar Elf project perhaps? If the latter I'd be very interested in the steps, parts, etc. Or do most of you just ignore this light altogether?