Whelen LED Conversion

[William Munney]

On 11/30/2023 at 9:32 AM, Pinecone said:

@OSUAV8TER is a stocking dealer.  So most times he can ship immediately.  I got all my Whelen from him.  Landing, Taxi, Tips, Tail, Recog, and a belly beacon to add.

For the lenses, GLAP quoted me 6 - 8 weeks when I needed one.  But Knots2U had them in stock.

The LED tail light is both position light and strobe.  The later Mooneys, it is only strobe.  So if you want it as an additional position light, you need to run one wire.  If you want to sync it to the other so the strobes flash together, you need to run two conductors.  

For the wing tip lights, some planes have 4 wires, some (my 252) have only 3.  If you want to sync the strobes you need 4 wires (nav, strobe, ground, and sync).

Leaving the wing tip rear lights alone means your annuciator dimmer works.  Otherwise you need to play some games, as the system uses the current draw of those lights to do the dimming.  There are LED replacements if you really want to do that.

Thank you.  That makes my options clearer regarding the white light on the tail.

[Jetpilot86]

On 11/30/2023 at 7:38 AM, LANCECASPER said:

Great Lakes (glap.inc)

https://www.glapinc.com/Mooney/index.htm

Took a moment to find.  My contribution to the thread....

[Niko182]

On 11/30/2023 at 9:30 AM, ArtVandelay said:

I don’t notice the flare, the lights are far enough recessed I don’t see them, and new lenses shouldn’t be reflecting the light passing through them.
My AP used PRC to seal the lenses. I gained 3 knots by doing this alone.

Is the sealant just sealing the area of the lens or also holding the lens in. I can’t tell if screws were used. 

[ArtVandelay]

Is the sealant just sealing the area of the lens or also holding the lens in. I can’t tell if screws were used. 

Yes, screws with washers were used to secure it.