I was asked some time ago to put up some pictures of my MicroSun LED landing/taxi light installation in the right engine cooling air intake port on my IV-P.  There are several attached.  Higher resolution photos are also available upon request.  The mount is directly to the 100 Amp stock Continental alternator via a phenolic block and a fabricated aluminum bracket.  This was the former location of an incandescent fixture that I removed.  If I had designed the fixture initially I would probably have mounted it on the baffle.  I cannot detect any interference with cooling.  Note the cooling perforation in the baffle for #5 cylinder in IMG_7754X.jpg.

The MicroSun is much better than the incandescent light that was there before.  It is water tight.  It's very good for taxi, but I rely on HID lights on the wings for landing lights.  (So far.)  It is sort of a modified flood rather than a narrow beam spot.  There is a large heat sink on the back of the MicroSun, but there is plenty of room for it in the intake port.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Barry Knotts
LIV-P Conti TSIO-550, N4XE

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