Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #18867
From: Rob Logan <Rob.Logan@Philips.com>
Sender: <rob>
Subject: Re: [LML] legacy landing/taxi lights
Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 15:15:30 -0400
To: Lancair Mailing List <lml@lancaironline.net>
> which ones will project more light?
the wing mounted lights because of the larger diam...
even if you don't use HID bulbs...

http://lancair.net/lists/lml/Message/12629.html
http://lancair.net/lists/lml/List.html?search=%20HID%20

I couldn't use the wing lights because
that's where I put extra gas...  I
started with PIAA 1100X lights:
 
http://lancair.net/lists/lml/Message/15089.html
http://rob.com/lancair/2002.02/16lightdown.jpg
http://rob.com/lancair/2002.02/16lightup.jpg
 
but didn't like all that plastic
near my gear, so a new back was machined:
 
http://rob.com/lancair/2002.10/18lights.jpg
 
but I still didn't like them, so I bought a pair of
http://www.leadingedgeaircraft.com/airlite1.html
(BTW, Tim has Carsten's old job at Lancair.)
 
http://rob.com/lancair/2003.02/10lights.jpg
http://rob.com/lancair/2003.02/10light.jpg
 
the real trick is to replace the bulb with
one from mmichaelian@attbi.com
 
http://lancair.net/lists/lml/Message/19699.html
http://lancair.net/lists/lml/Message/19684.html
 
its a truly impressive improvement, but use 15amp
breakers for each bulb.  
 
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