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 Post subject: Landing Lights
PostPosted: Sat Mar 08, 2014 1:58 pm 
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Interesting set-up. Are you installed 2 on each side or just on the right side of the cowl and
are you routing the electrical wire on the top of the engine or along the valve cover?

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Ryan Allen
PostPosted: Sat Mar 08, 2014 2:51 pm 
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I installed 2 per side. A total of four lights. I routed the wire over the top of the engine and out the back of the baffling.


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Hagle347
PostPosted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 9:43 pm 
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I've modified the tips for 66WT to accept LED nav/strobe and LED Landing Lights. The ones from Ztron Labs have a built in Wig Wag feature.
I don't figure on landing much at night, but figure it's worth having lights for recognition.

Terry

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 10:43 am 
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That's funny Terry ... I did the same last weekend.


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PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 10:58 am 
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Nice! I'm going to do that one day. (Not before I get it flying, though.)

Do you have any pics showing the installation on the inside of the tip?

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leewwalton
PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 2:16 pm 
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I'll get some for you Dick, but really not much to it ... a 1.5" standoff with nut-plates, the lights had 90 deg mounts between the lights mount and the standoff it put the center of the light about 3" outside the end rib.

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dickwolff
PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 5:41 pm 
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OK! I can picture that. Always best to simplicate. I'm sure I could have found a much harder way to do it! (LOL )

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Ryan Allen
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one day I hope my skills get to a point to where I can do that kind of stuff too. They look sharp.


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Here you go Dick

Thanks Ryan


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 Post subject: Re: Landing Lights
PostPosted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 4:18 pm 
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Nice job Lee ! ;) So simple a Caveman can do it ! ??? Maybe even Homer ? :P Just kidding Lee...very professional installation . 8)

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 Post subject: Re: Landing Lights
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'tis an elegant thing of beauty.


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 Post subject: Re: Landing Lights
PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 11:42 am 
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Lee, I like your mounting idea much better than what I was trying to do with glass in the tip. The light will be more secure and easier to aim if I change mounting to the end rib. Thanks for the photo.

Terry

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 Post subject: Re: Landing Lights
PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 12:29 pm 
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Hey Lee,

Where did you get that light. Great idea putting it out in the tip. My brother and I are finishing up the Thorp and we don't have landing light and was thinking of just putting them in the cheek, but I like your idea better.

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 Post subject: Re: Landing Lights
PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 2:51 pm 
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Here you go guys ... just do a search for

"Mini H3 Off Road Light Driving Lighting 2x55W Hi-Power(GH-3003)"

China specials .. around $15 for the set.

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