rbridges Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 I noticed one of my nav lights went bad. Just replaced the other one a few months ago. Thinking about replacing just the nav lights with led bulbs? Anyone having issues radio noise? Not wanting to turn this into a legality thread, just wanting an idea if people are using them and what they're using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsengle Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 I use LED landing and taxi lights. No issues.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbridges Posted October 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 Just now, gsengle said: I use LED landing and taxi lights. No issues. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Which ones did you get? Read some reviews on spruce complaining of noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsengle Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 Wheelan parmetheusSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTK Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 I installed the Whelen Orion 650 E. Dramatically lowered the amp draw, shed some weight and advanced the ACL/NAV lights to the latest and greatest hi tech. More pics in my gallery. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennett Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 No issuesSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 I get a low beep in the headsets from the Whelen LED belly strobe, but less than with the old high-voltage flasher. Nothing at all from the LED landing light, which is on all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesg Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 I wax lucky enough (again) to win a set of Sextant LED navlights at the Mooney Caravan. I installed them in August. These do have the strobe feature. I have paid attention about EMI issues and all I have noted is a very low level noise in the headsets when they are turned on however the level is so low that I can only hear it when the radios are squelched. I am assuming that whatever oscillator they have makes it way (but not in a significant manner) to he supply voltage (12 V). Yves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotarPilot Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 8 hours ago, Hank said: I get a low beep in the headsets from the Whelen LED belly strobe, but less than with the old high-voltage flasher. Nothing at all from the LED landing light, which is on all the time. I have the same issue. I'm not bothered by it especially if I have my heavy metal music cranked up loud enough, I don't even hear it. I have a Whelen Parmetheus for the landing light, Whelen Orion 600 on the wingtips, Orion 500 on the tail and a Whelen LED beacon on the belly. IMG_0218.MOV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor05121 Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 14 hours ago, yvesg said: I wax lucky enough (again) to win a set of Sextant LED navlights at the Mooney Caravan. I installed them in August. These do have the strobe feature. I have paid attention about EMI issues and all I have noted is a very low level noise in the headsets when they are turned on however the level is so low that I can only hear it when the radios are squelched. I am assuming that whatever oscillator they have makes it way (but not in a significant manner) to he supply voltage (12 V). Yves Can you wrap the power wire around a ferrite choke once to kill that noise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesg Posted October 25, 2016 Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 22 hours ago, Raptor05121 said: Can you wrap the power wire around a ferrite choke once to kill that noise? Which wire? The one that connects to the switch? Possibly. My opinion is that the amount of noise added is not significant enough to mandate trying to decrease it by putting any low pass filter. Yves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder Posted October 25, 2016 Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 Can you wrap the power wire around a ferrite choke once to kill that noise? Which wire? The one that connects to the switch? Possibly. My opinion is that the amount of noise added is not significant enough to mandate trying to decrease it by putting any low pass filter. Yves It is interesting what can cause radio interference. The problem in the video was resolved by a ferrite filter on the JPI's annunicator lead. In my case, this interference was a safety issue. It caused so my interference on some frequencies that I could not hear ATC. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M20F-1968 Posted October 27, 2016 Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 Using Whelen Nav lights all around. No issues. No noise with Whelen strobes. John Breda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtVandelay Posted October 27, 2016 Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 On 10/27/2016 at 4:03 PM, M20F-1968 said: Using Whelen Nav lights all around. No issues. No noise with Whelen strobes. John Breda Ditto, Orion 650s and 500...unsynced and no noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowflyin Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Whelen Orion LEDs on the wingtips synced with the tail and I have a beep. Coming in through the aux audio on the PMA8000BT. I can turn the aux all the way down and it minimizes it but I can still hear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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