Beech Sundowner strobe power supply location????

[Jack McAdams]

It is not starting out to be a great day --- Murphy is in the area
yet again.

I just bought a new Whelen Comet power supply for my wingtip strobe
lights. The old one works, but I really like the visibility of the
Comet multi-flash. This should be a simple upgrade; just remove the
old power supply, install the new one with appropriate connections and
off we go.

Simple? Hah! According to the C23 maintenance & service manual, the
parts diagrams, and the electrical system manual the original power
supply is mounted next to the battery, behind the baggage area
bulkhead. Actually, the parts diagram shows it somewhere above the 3rd
window. It's not there! I have looked throughout the rear area from
the baggage area to the tailcone – no joy. Even looked under the panel
thinking that would be logical. Wrong again. I turned the strobes on
hoping to hear the tell-tale high pitched whine but still could not
locate it.

The aircraft is a 1983 Sundowner, serial M-2372.

Before I get into pulling the seats and floorboards I thought I'd ask
the experts: Where is it????

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Jack
Sundowner – N6363U

[Ron Natalie]

"Jack McAdams" > wrote in message om...

>
> Before I get into pulling the seats and floorboards I thought I'd ask
> the experts: Where is it????
>
Were these factory strobes or an add on? I was hunting around
in the wings of the Navion for other reasons and found that my wingtip
strobe power supply is out next to an inspection panel about 2' from one
wing tip.

[Jack McAdams]

Ron was right. That's where they are!

thanks Ron.
Jack



"Ron Natalie" > wrote in message >...
> "Jack McAdams" > wrote in message om...
>
> >
> > Before I get into pulling the seats and floorboards I thought I'd ask
> > the experts: Where is it????
> >
> Were these factory strobes or an add on? I was hunting around
> in the wings of the Navion for other reasons and found that my wingtip
> strobe power supply is out next to an inspection panel about 2' from one
> wing tip.

[Ray Andraka]

Did you try looking in the wingtips?

Jack McAdams wrote:

> It is not starting out to be a great day --- Murphy is in the area
> yet again.
>
> I just bought a new Whelen Comet power supply for my wingtip strobe
> lights. The old one works, but I really like the visibility of the
> Comet multi-flash. This should be a simple upgrade; just remove the
> old power supply, install the new one with appropriate connections and
> off we go.
>
> Simple? Hah! According to the C23 maintenance & service manual, the
> parts diagrams, and the electrical system manual the original power
> supply is mounted next to the battery, behind the baggage area
> bulkhead. Actually, the parts diagram shows it somewhere above the 3rd
> window. It's not there! I have looked throughout the rear area from
> the baggage area to the tailcone – no joy. Even looked under the panel
> thinking that would be logical. Wrong again. I turned the strobes on
> hoping to hear the tell-tale high pitched whine but still could not
> locate it.
>
> The aircraft is a 1983 Sundowner, serial M-2372.
>
> Before I get into pulling the seats and floorboards I thought I'd ask
> the experts: Where is it????
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jack
> Sundowner – N6363U
>

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