X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 08:05:28 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from nm21-vm0.bullet.mail.sp2.yahoo.com ([98.139.91.220] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c3j) with SMTP id 4951621 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 20 Apr 2011 01:39:01 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=98.139.91.220; envelope-from=randylsnarr@yahoo.com Received: from [98.139.91.68] by nm21.bullet.mail.sp2.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 20 Apr 2011 05:38:25 -0000 Received: from [98.139.91.47] by tm8.bullet.mail.sp2.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 20 Apr 2011 05:38:25 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by omp1047.mail.sp2.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 20 Apr 2011 05:38:25 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 617492.80470.bm@omp1047.mail.sp2.yahoo.com Received: (qmail 9794 invoked by uid 60001); 20 Apr 2011 05:38:25 -0000 DomainKey-Signature:a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=o7q0+mCZ/Z1IgPU4HBScEdiJG+qhhmD+SZJsXGggjw16/yIqysD16p+IOCFepNPXnt2cCphRmTE7ueHk3wkKl/qEDo69TCv8XAS0C72P9xBZmOCvckXtvI9j+hYvtttt5zz3zZ/DGCf8+aS4vIeOi6SVl1tywlZk2qyGO7Jy4Xg=; X-Original-Message-ID: <17703.2262.qm@web111408.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> X-YMail-OSG: 4.qkIyQVM1lCugdwabH2clangACF12vsBl8.WppFU5fxFD. k5G.4uKODNIDHJan45yR89cu_hUN8gpWNjbzm_za6MuuFG4N2Olo.8qokV.D Rd_zYcLr6zjNRKMfih7UqUnGGCuC8H3K8dP5EoZAoofgnjaaGuenpL9VF7fd 9NiL77QUuhLaHjBmUXWZbc0wSBRdJ11n660TGf0.7xUhLhbrwlXIkamMabRY dNFouX.ZfL9Qz6R5i470mtrrKeLJbJu6s9h26nNEy4gribuaLiz71MJo2CxH 9DNcUCZxQZzufQAadCp9zHgW.p29cl4eJHQ5H7IQdiWmDkIaRhSfJ0ufg16X hxFE77pXnqlA1rhuBCD3H_AaNoNZV2ucp48zVAckdSJphxblyM7hVMRkxrWm .Np7Ckj1OHMIdGw-- Received: from [76.8.220.21] by web111408.mail.gq1.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:38:24 PDT X-Mailer: YahooMailClassic/12.0.2 YahooMailWebService/0.8.109.295617 X-Original-Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:38:24 -0700 (PDT) From: randy snarr Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Cockpit lighting suggestions another thought X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-828438576-1303277904=:2262" --0-828438576-1303277904=:2262 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I bought several of the inexpensive black eye ball lights from spruce that = swivel in a plastic mounting plate with 3 screws. I think they run around $= 15 each. I pushed the ball out of the mount and ground one side of the blac= k plastic ball down flat and buried them in the underside of the dust cover= . I connected them to a dimmer and they work as well as any factory ship. I= have 2 that are directed to the lap of each occupant that are white lights= connected to a seperate dimmer and use these for map lights. I love the set up... Light, relatively cheap and barely noticeable. Randy Snarr N694RS 235/320=20 "Flight by machines heavier than air is unpractical and insignificant, if n= ot utterly impossible" -Simon Newcomb, 1902 --- On Tue, 4/19/11, Colyn Case wrote: From: Colyn Case Subject: [LML] Re: Cockpit lighting suggestions To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011, 4:13 PM John,=A0=A0=A0I put mine on the front of the overhead (about 2" forward of = where yours is). At the time all I could find that I liked were these: http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/elpages/cockpitlights.php but they are not very powerful. For your installation, these look pretty good. http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/elpages/led_maplight.php http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pspages/754cockpitlights.php but if I had it to do over again I would probably make my own using rebel 1= 0mm squares with a wide angle 10mm lens from here:=A0 www.luxeonstar.com=A0= =A0 =A0 They will sell you everything you need. On Apr 19, 2011, at 7:32 AM, John Hafen wrote: > Gents: >=20 > The photo below is of my overhead panel in my IVP. The light in the middl= e of the air-con vents is good for nothing more than burning out now and th= en. >=20 > I would like it to shine forward to illuminate parts of my instrument pan= el at night.=A0 It would have to aim forward.=A0 Or come down and shine for= ward, versus straight down. >=20 > Do you guys have anything you might recommend as a replacement? >=20 > Cheers, >=20 > John Hafen=20 > N413AJ 300 hours >=20 >=20 >>=20 >=20 >>=20 >>=20 > >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> John Hafen >> (Sent from my mobile device while driving and therefore brief.) >=20 > -- > For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.ht= ml -- For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html --0-828438576-1303277904=:2262 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I bought several of the inexpensive black eye= ball lights from spruce that swivel in a plastic mounting plate with 3 scr= ews. I think they run around $15 each. I pushed the ball out of the mount a= nd ground one side of the black plastic ball down flat and buried them in t= he underside of the dust cover. I connected them to a dimmer and they work = as well as any factory ship. I have 2 that are directed to the lap of each = occupant that are white lights connected to a seperate dimmer and use these= for map lights.

I love the set up...
Light, relatively cheap and= barely noticeable.
Randy Snarr
N694RS
235/320

"Flight by machines heavier than air is unpractica= l and insignificant, if not utterly impossible"
-Simon Newcomb, 1= 902

--- On Tue, 4/19/11, Colyn Case <colyncase@earthlink.net> wrote:

From: Colyn Case <colyncase@earthlink.net>
Subject: [LML] = Re: Cockpit lighting suggestions
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Date: Tues= day, April 19, 2011, 4:13 PM

John, &nb= sp; I put mine on the front of the overhead (about 2" forward of where= yours is).
At the time all I could find that I liked were these:
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/elpages/cockpitli= ghts.php

but they are not very powerful.
For your installatio= n, these look pretty good.
http://www.aircraftspruce.c= om/catalog/elpages/led_maplight.php

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pspages/754cockpi= tlights.php

but if I had it to do over again I would probably ma= ke my own using rebel 10mm squares with a wide angle 10mm lens from here:&n= bsp; www.luxeonstar.com      They will sell you everything y= ou need.


On Apr 19, 2011, at 7:32 AM, John Hafen wrote:

&= gt; Gents:
>
> The photo below is of my overhead panel in my I= VP. The light in the middle of the air-con vents is good for nothing more t= han burning out now and then.
>
> I would like it to shine for= ward to illuminate parts of my instrument panel at night.  It would ha= ve to aim forward.  Or come down and shine forward, versus straight do= wn.
>
> Do you guys have anything you might recommend as a rep= lacement?
>
> Cheers,
>
> John Hafen
> N413AJ 300 hours
>
>
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>
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&= gt;>
> <photo.JPG>
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>> >>
>>
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>> John Hafen
>> (S= ent from my mobile device while driving and therefore brief.)
>
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