I'm a round gage guy too, used the UMA rings on my instruments and a strip across the glareshield, two power supplies, two dimmers.  Tim Ong is the one who suggested UMA so all the instruments matched for brightness and color.  As long as you keep the wires twisted, they don't create any electrical noise.

 

Mike Easley

Colorado Springs

 

I like it…a lot.  Simple yet effective.

 

Danny Miller

N 38° 43' 25.7"

W 77° 30' 38.6"

 

From: Sky2high@aol.com [mailto:Sky2high@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 5:22 PM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Cc: danny.miller@verizon.net
Subject: Re: [LML] Re: cockpit lighting

 

Danny and Rick,

 

OK. 

1. No interference from the power unit has ever been noted.

2. The Switch, Panel and Flood dimmers were set to max bright.

3. The eye is much better than the camera.  In flight I would have had these all dimmed down, especially the switches that are so bright.  Note that the Garmin devices are self dimming and they appear pretty bright.

4. The camera was mounted near where the pilot's eyes would be.

 

The pictures have been reduced in size and quality - If you want these plus a few more in full size, contact me directly.

 

So.....  Here is the daylight look at the panel:

 

 

In the following pix, the switches are very bright, the red idiot lights indicate all kinds of problems (lo fuel.oil press, volts, no alt, etc)

 

Here is a look with radios, AP, switches, panel and flood lights on full:

 

As above, flood off:

 

Here is night emergency with Essential bus only power, essential radios and the low power draw flood light on.  Please note that the shadows appear much deeper to the camera than to the eye - I can see everything I need to:

 

Here is what the left side of the glare shield strips look like.  Note that strips of any length can be powered - there are four strips under the glare shield.

 

Note that the bulb in the middle blue switch on the console is burned out and the RMI air-data computer electrolumenecent back light has failed and will not come on.

 

Grayhawk, AKA Scott Krueger

 

In a message dated 4/22/2011 12:57:12 P.M. Central Daylight Time, danny.miller@verizon.net writes:

That would be great!  Thanks.

 

Danny Miller

N 38° 43' 25.7"

W 77° 30' 38.6"

 

From: Sky2high@aol.com [mailto:Sky2high@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 8:55 AM
To: danny.miller@verizon.net; lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: Re: [LML] cockpit lighting

 

Danny,

 

I will take photos in a dark hangar on my next trip out to the airport.  I think they will be able to show how useful electrolumenescent lighting can be.

 

Grayhawk

 

In a message dated 4/21/2011 3:28:12 P.M. Central Daylight Time, danny.miller@verizon.net writes:

Their web site sucks but their product looks very promising.  Can you show any pictures of what you’ve done.

 

Danny Miller

N 38° 43' 25.7"

W 77° 30' 38.6"

 

From: Sky2high@aol.com [mailto:Sky2high@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 8:05 AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: Re: [LML] cockpit lighting

 

Consider http://www.californeon.com/frontPage.htm 

 

When they just produced pin stripes, I used this stuff under my glare shield to illuminate the panel.  12 VDC Lo power draw and a dim rheostat controlled "flood" lighting.  

 

Grayhawk