jaylw314 Posted May 19, 2019 Report Share Posted May 19, 2019 (edited) I have an '86J model that has had a burnt-out tail strobe as long as I've had it. I decided to pull out the old bulb assembly to identify exactly which part number it is, and I came up with this. Where the heck do you get one of these things? The whelen p/n is A500-1-V-14 and the Mooney p/n is 880041-501. It has a 9-pin CPC connector on the base, and clearly it came from the factory this way. Edited May 19, 2019 by jaylw314 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rwsavory Posted May 19, 2019 Report Share Posted May 19, 2019 This might be a good place to look: https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/elpages/whelenstrobesystema500.php You could also contact Whelen directly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarmaster Posted May 19, 2019 Report Share Posted May 19, 2019 That just looks expensiveSent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted May 19, 2019 Report Share Posted May 19, 2019 Call Whelen. They will know what you need. When I gave them the model number of my belly strobe, which was flashing on an unknown variable frequency, they said " Wow, that's old. Let me show you what you need." Which was easy, being at Sun n Fun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylw314 Posted May 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2019 3 hours ago, Rwsavory said: This might be a good place to look: https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/elpages/whelenstrobesystema500.php You could also contact Whelen directly. The Aircraft Spruce page doesn't make it clear which (if any) have the appropriate 9 pin CPC connector. "Molex" and "AMP" connector don't inspire a lot of confidence, and the standard is a 3-pin plus 2-pin connectors. I e-mailed Aircraft Spruce, so we'll see what they say. I'll try Whelen next week. Wierdly enough, if I jiggled the bulb, it will flash 2-3 times before stopping, but each flash comes with an audible "pop", so that doesn't inspire confidence either. If you notice the CPC, connector, the #3 pin is heavily oxidized. I'll try to hit it with contact cleaner next weel and see if that gets it working again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren.huisman Posted May 19, 2019 Report Share Posted May 19, 2019 These are very expensive. I purchased one from Lasar in December (seems like it was the only one in inventory at the time) and it was $492 shipped. Worst part is, it turned out to be a bad connection so I didn't really need it. I guess I have a spare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTK Posted May 19, 2019 Report Share Posted May 19, 2019 (edited) 11 hours ago, jaylw314 said: Where the heck do you get one of these things? That’s a circular threading connector, aka ms connector. Try this... http://www.whelen.com/aviation/product.php?head_id=11&prod_id=45 You may also want to consider the Whelen Orion led. https://www.whelen.com/aviation/product.php?head_id=11&prod_id=162 Edited May 19, 2019 by PTK 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted May 19, 2019 Report Share Posted May 19, 2019 Upgrading to LED may be cheaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LANCECASPER Posted May 19, 2019 Report Share Posted May 19, 2019 Are you sure it's not the power supply in the tail? This is a good time to dump the strobe and the power supply and get this: https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/elpages/orion500series.php?clickkey=420954 https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pdf/orion-crossover-chart.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylw314 Posted May 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2019 10 hours ago, PTK said: That’s a circular threading connector, aka ms connector. Try this... http://www.whelen.com/aviation/product.php?head_id=11&prod_id=45 You may also want to consider the Whelen Orion led. https://www.whelen.com/aviation/product.php?head_id=11&prod_id=162 Ah, it's also called an MS connector? That would suggest the A500ABV1 would be the best bet... 12 hours ago, warren.huisman said: These are very expensive. I purchased one from Lasar in December (seems like it was the only one in inventory at the time) and it was $492 shipped. Worst part is, it turned out to be a bad connection so I didn't really need it. I guess I have a spare. And Skygeek sells for $675?!?!? 10 hours ago, Yetti said: Upgrading to LED may be cheaper 10 hours ago, LANCECASPER said: Are you sure it's not the power supply in the tail? This is a good time to dump the strobe and the power supply and get this: https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/elpages/orion500series.php?clickkey=420954 https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pdf/orion-crossover-chart.pdf If it's $500-600 for the strobe, then the Orion 500 makes more sense. Thanks guys, I'll try the contact cleaner, and if that doesn't fix it, I'll probably add that to the annual this year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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