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From: "fred" <twobarons@saber.net>
To: "Lancair List" <lancair.list@olsusa.com>
Subject: Landing Lights
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 19:36:42 -0700
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Scott Dalgren asks about landing lights;	

I have a 75 and 60 watt projection lamp bulb ( I wanted to check the heat
factor- There is none) in each wing-tip  of my 320 under the standard
Lancair wingtip lense. It was very difficult to mount the houseing as I
couldn't set the beam exactly during construction and was not smart enough
to make them adjustable. They work fairly well though but would be very
good at 100 watt each which would not heat up the lense while moving. Hard
landings have not bothered them at all..... I have had more than a few. The
bulbs come in a reflector housing which is quite easy to mount on a back
plate.They are  sealed behind the lense so are protected from water. Both
Brian Winterberg and I have them and have made an adjustment to allow them
to flash using a school bus flasher unit. This works extremely well and I
always use it in congested areas. Folks say that my flashing lights are
more visible than the strobes. Be aware that 200 watts take 16 amps. If you
want to know where to get the lamps, housings or flashers, let me know and
I'll dig out my papers.Don't fly like my brother , Fred N9BF