Curt LoPresti

On 3/15/2018 at 1:58 PM, epsalant said:

I have been thinking about getting a Boom Beam landing light in my J for a long time.  I just feel I would like more light when I land, especially after rolling out, coming to a stop and seeing big ol' antlers 20 yards away at night !

My mechanic stated some concerns as he had REMOVED a Boom Beam from an unhappy Boom Beam owner many years ago and was wondering if these concerns are  valid.

 

1)  The connector for the lamp is not a secure snap on type – it is a push on and so the owners was having a problem with the connection frequently slipping out.

2) Less of an issue is the wire harness from the box to the lamp.  Whereas the original factory harness is embedded in the cowling and protected from exhaust heat, the new harness is not and so comes close to the exhaust at the lamp end.  This could be ameliorated with a fire sleeve.

Thoughts ?  Any pireps ?  Anyone have major problems.

Hi 

This is Curt LoPresti-LoPresti Aviation produces both HID lighting and owns a LED company named Illumivation. In terms of lumens per watt, nothing touches HIDs. LEDs are improving but still do not come close to the light output of HIDs, as a matter of fact most LED landing lights do not even match the light output of a standard aviation incandescent landing light. Illumivation has a  PAR 46 LED approved for the Mooney that produces 123,206 candela. I believe this is the most powerful LED PAR 46 approved landing light available. Our BoomBeam HID output is 344,586 candela. The Illumivation LED lists for $999. The BoomBeam lists for $1599. For an additional $600 you get also three times the light output. Both systems carry a 5000 hour/5 year warranty. We are on our fifth generation of BoomBeams and there have been many changes. The wiring and the connection of the wiring to the lamp is very positive. There is a light weight stainless steel box that provided a mounting tab for safety wiring of the wire to the lamp. We do use a high temperature wire. If the wire runs close to the exhaust fire sleeving would be a good idea.