From: "Charlie England" Received: from mail-pg0-f47.google.com ([74.125.83.47] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.2c3) with ESMTPS id 9987945 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 06 Aug 2017 18:21:41 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=74.125.83.47; envelope-from=ceengland7@gmail.com Received: by mail-pg0-f47.google.com with SMTP id y129so26639786pgy.4 for ; Sun, 06 Aug 2017 15:21:42 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=uOlmF4q/UAoOlqEr49PFwhhhK5JzohqQO3ru/PQ/1YA=; b=LrNWf1v0qpXaDzv9vOAI+1d7oZJrDxkY7q3QlaqnVTrVP6UMg2OQ8byO/3pudjB9FZ 6O6wKEN0nLnfwPbg0Mg/rW+Wxn6e1UQFhyI3SXLFuyTkVTxj+K/dka6MKtxg6xv0ArbT zdMGjNy87LORIqyFBRLBCHAW8wIgBQDVG84JE74VNL5qgaiSEfYLq0xsiugZQnjrzR0m WxQ7DKeAzIDZWYt84pa/r6SuRmWpn8v+ukYcjhsxAe2Ctb3AfCF4Ab+hxeBBLa6OxiyV jrOIXplVDJrdnP48/OWIqyb8lPVrMLUowU6pSmcU0uZ05iDA08rbHRbzI+XfdPTymiEs etvg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=uOlmF4q/UAoOlqEr49PFwhhhK5JzohqQO3ru/PQ/1YA=; b=dS+nk6fhdrjZmMDdFkylJPkzbxhzRB9cMfgkd6Wbt6YWlm6bw8QsYn+egfEFrv03+o EekPa/HedIbZiOdn25ESD5E3pRpnkx6suimIko0tDDQqQCGwPXtv23qn0yoUnYMUW7Yk 0AtfqN2grYygtAnfJR4+3hls85FokGGetQ04Pbz8+JMwlSAI+c5eP2LJqa49swZOkYcl kWpb2857GXTwZhI+W6JcmSKptTNTzNtKIGonZoNgKME1xuYYJhyBakVy+r3iPsDU1VN0 okWnWJEZcMtd72gydA3SlrpnYTRpm5CPNo++/CI/GJ7H/A2OCL39rzDsMk+YOPQjMRJB 0R6w== X-Gm-Message-State: AIVw111GbAYkq94sXEFrTExThP8CGNUPbcKe6u5F2gdtISdixdHOqIdV LeJbj8pCMvmvy9ciRU/qvRRZp1bg6g== X-Received: by 10.84.232.136 with SMTP id i8mr11583963plk.435.1502058084495; Sun, 06 Aug 2017 15:21:24 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.100.137.239 with HTTP; Sun, 6 Aug 2017 15:21:23 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2017 17:21:23 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Cheap strobe To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="f4030436128e8ef6d805561d26e8" --f4030436128e8ef6d805561d26e8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Looks great, if mounted on top/bottom of fuselage. How about a 3 sided pyramid to hold the LEDs? If mounted on wingtips, that should get horizontal output (90* to line of flight), as well as forward/aft/up/down. Virus-free. www.avast.com <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 4:53 PM, Ernest Christley < flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote: > Too much typing. Try the youtube video I made. Linked below. Everything > is put together with A3 pulled rivets. > > LED Beacon Light > > > > LED Beacon Light > > > > > On Saturday, August 5, 2017 7:06 PM, Finn Lassen < > flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote: > > > 31325 OP and 31559 PS? > > Pictures please. Having a hard time visualizing three LEDs creating a 180 > degree dome mounting them in a triangle. > > Is it possible to dim them to use for landing lights? > > Finn > > On 8/4/2017 11:04 PM, Ernest Christley wrote: > > For nearly 15 years, this list has been invaluable to me, and it has been > very seldom that I've been able to give anything back. But, I hope this > helps. > > mpja.com has 10W LEDs for $2.95 each. Each strobe takes three of them. > You also need the 30W power supply for each strobe. Another $8.95. I've > put a scope on the input and output. It doesn't generate much in the way > of noise. Just a constant current. > > There is a seller on Ebay selling "Grimes wingtip light". You can get two > for $16 or one for $6. > > In America, any of the chain auto parts stores carries the EP36 flasher > from Novita. Takes one for more strobes than you'll want to run. > > Battery -> Strobe switch -> EP36 -> Input to each of the power supplies -> > three LEDs in series -> back to power supply -> back to EP36 -> ground > > Once set up, connect to a battery, but do not look directly at this beast. > > For my first pass, I cut a strip of aluminum, 1"x3.5". Folded into a > triangle with 1" sides. Rivet an LED to each side. > > To fit it in the wingtip light, I'm cutting a piece of aluminum sheet to > replace the bulb and rivet to the housing. Where the light was, I'm > cutting the aluminum and letting it fold up from the center to form three > mounting faces where I'll rivet the LEDs. > > > > > --f4030436128e8ef6d805561d26e8 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Looks great, if mounted on top/bottom of fuselage.

How about a 3 sided pyramid to hold the LEDs? If mounted = on wingtips, that should get horizontal output (90* to line of flight), as = well as forward/aft/up/down.

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On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 4:53 PM, Ernest Christley <flyrotary@lan= caironline.net> wrote:
Too much typing.=C2=A0= Try the youtube video I made.=C2=A0 Linked below.=C2=A0 Everything is put = together with A3 pulled rivets.



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