Recognition lights

[Rocket 305]

@OSUAV8TER, will these be brighter, the same, or less bright than the legacy halogens?

[M20F]

On 7/29/2022 at 10:07 AM, Pinecone said:

The problem is, if you forget to turn them off after landing, the melt the clear plastic part.  And how much is that to replace?

Mine are glass, checkmate. 

[rbp]

On 7/30/2022 at 3:43 AM, Pinecone said:

I was thinking the same thing.  Let me know what you learn.

yes, please let us know

[Pinecone]

Great Lakes have the tip lenses for my 252 at $274 each.

[Airways]

Is Whelen still on track for delivering these end of this year ?  

[Brent]

I spoke with a Whelan rep at the NBAA business aviation show in Orlando this week. The rep confirmed what @OSUAV8TER said above, i.e., hope to ship "by the end of the year." (My order at Aircraft Spruce is now showing a 5 December 2022 expected ship date.) 

I asked the Whelan rep what their pacing items are. Like everyone else in aerospace these days, they have supply chain challenges. For aircraft lights, he indicated printed circuit boards (PCBs), diodes, resistors, and other electronic components were the challenge for them.   

One other thing I saw on the Whelan display was some technology that might lead to pulsed strobes. I like my LED strobes, but I was sorry to lose the double pulse of the traditional strobes. (It's solely a personal preference for me - probably goes back my childhood and looking up in the night sky and seeing those strobes and wondering where a plane was going.) There may be an argument to be made that the pulsed strobes offer a safety benefit, too. Anyway, the Whelan rep said the challenge for them is heat management - the pulsing action throws off a lot of heat.   

 

[Tmack201]

Whelen website specs show14v. Anyone know if there will be a 28v version?

[Marc_B]

@OSUAV8TER I’m sure has the confirmed answer. But I think these can be used for 14v as well as 28v and will just have a different current draw between the two. Is that correct James? I’ve got a pair on order from him and have a 28v system so I hope so! 

[Marc_B]

 

[kortopates]

8 hours ago, Tmack201 said:

Whelen website specs show14v. Anyone know if there will be a 28v version?

Not a problem, the 14V units will handle the 28V per James - they have a transducer to drop the voltage.

Incidentally, the OEM recognition lights are also 14V but Mooney installed a rather large voltage dropping resistor in the wing to drop the voltage to 14V. I expect we'll be able to remove with these since they'll much less of effect with the smaller current draw of the LED light.

[A64Pilot]

What does it take to install recognition lights in a J model with the upswept clear lens that did not come from the factory with them? 

[OSUAV8TER]

Yes, there is a step down box to get it from 28V to 14V. These will work on all voltages.

[rbp]

(and if you want a step up, check here: )

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[GaryP1007]

Any update on availability?


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[Marc_B]

@GaryP1007 more info on this main thread: