JayMatt Posted March 21, 2022 Report Posted March 21, 2022 I have a strobe that's gone out on my M20J. I was wondering if anyone could help make sure I get the right replacement bulb. Attached is a picture of mine and linked below is the one that looks just like it. I haven't had much luck with finding specific information. Is that the right replacement bulb? I'm starting to thin I should have taken that light off my wing tip and inspected it more closely. https://www.knots2u.net/whelen-a625-wing-tip-tail-strobe-assy-part-01-0770058-03/ Any input is appreciated. Quote
201er Posted March 21, 2022 Report Posted March 21, 2022 24 minutes ago, JayMatt said: I have a strobe that's gone out on my M20J. I was wondering if anyone could help make sure I get the right replacement bulb. Attached is a picture of mine and linked below is the one that looks just like it. I haven't had much luck with finding specific information. Is that the right replacement bulb? I'm starting to thin I should have taken that light off my wing tip and inspected it more closely. https://www.knots2u.net/whelen-a625-wing-tip-tail-strobe-assy-part-01-0770058-03/ Any input is appreciated. Before you blame the bulb, be sure to check the power supply. That’s what went bad on mine. Lucky I replaced that and not the bulb cause it’s still good a decade since. Quote
JayMatt Posted March 21, 2022 Author Report Posted March 21, 2022 2 minutes ago, 201er said: Before you blame the bulb, be sure to check the power supply. That’s what went bad on mine. Lucky I replaced that and not the bulb cause it’s still good a decade since. I will make sure to check that I guess. Never even considered it could be something else. Also, I managed to get ahold of the bulb company and they lined me out with the right bulb. Quote
Bartman Posted March 21, 2022 Report Posted March 21, 2022 I have the same and after replacement of a power supply have been working well for the past 8-10 years. I’ve been waiting for a reason to go LED and now that my arm bumped into the bulb walking around the wingtip and broke it, I now have a reason. 1 Quote
jetdriven Posted March 21, 2022 Report Posted March 21, 2022 5 hours ago, JayMatt said: I have a strobe that's gone out on my M20J. I was wondering if anyone could help make sure I get the right replacement bulb. Attached is a picture of mine and linked below is the one that looks just like it. I haven't had much luck with finding specific information. Is that the right replacement bulb? I'm starting to thin I should have taken that light off my wing tip and inspected it more closely. https://www.knots2u.net/whelen-a625-wing-tip-tail-strobe-assy-part-01-0770058-03/ Any input is appreciated. That’s a Hoskins wingtip strobe, the Hoskins boxes have been out of production for a couple of decades now, but you can morph a Whelen strobe box to work with it, tou gotta repin the strobe side connector…. the strobe tube can also morph and aeroflash tube by cutting it down enough to fit it inside of the lens, or building up a Whelen tube, and the plastic lens can be replaced with a Piper tail light lens 2 Quote
jaylw314 Posted March 21, 2022 Report Posted March 21, 2022 6 hours ago, JayMatt said: I will make sure to check that I guess. Never even considered it could be something else. Also, I managed to get ahold of the bulb company and they lined me out with the right bulb. Easy check would be to swap the bulbs left and right. Given the cost of the bulbs (let alone the power supply) are almost half the cost of the Whelen LED's, it's worth a though. Replacing both wingtips isn't cheap, but you can skip the tail and do it later to save some cost. Quote
carusoam Posted March 22, 2022 Report Posted March 22, 2022 Best to not waste too much money on that… But… you may find many parts around here from people taking those out of service… There is a thread around here that explains All of the options for LED… If you have dough… not stuck in the CB club… Find @OSUAV8TER he is our local Whelen guy… see what he has on sale… Lots of options to consider… Best regards, -a- and… see if this helps… Quote
OSUAV8TER Posted March 22, 2022 Report Posted March 22, 2022 If you're looking to go to LED I carry the Orion 650 LED nav and strobe light fixture. You can repurpose your existing wiring, remove the strobe power supply, and install these in about 2 hours max. For the tail I recommend the 7155412 LED nav light. I am a Whelen Aerospace Technologies (WAT) authorized dealer. gallagheraviationllc@gmail.com <-- Email me for a quote 1-833-425-5288 <-- Call me www.gallagheraviationllc.com <-- Website 1 Quote
JayMatt Posted March 28, 2022 Author Report Posted March 28, 2022 On 3/22/2022 at 8:38 AM, OSUAV8TER said: If you're looking to go to LED I carry the Orion 650 LED nav and strobe light fixture. You can repurpose your existing wiring, remove the strobe power supply, and install these in about 2 hours max. For the tail I recommend the 7155412 LED nav light. I am a Whelen Aerospace Technologies (WAT) authorized dealer. gallagheraviationllc@gmail.com <-- Email me for a quote 1-833-425-5288 <-- Call me www.gallagheraviationllc.com <-- Website I probably need to call you and discuss. Part of me wants the LED but there are so many wants I need to do one at a time Quote
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