Strobe Recommendations???

[Jim Weir]

I know this subject has been covered in the rec.aviation.* ngs in the last
couple of years, but my dejasearch turned up dry.

I'm putting wingtip strobes on the 182 and I'd like recommendations from the
group as to what you put on and why. I'd like individual power supplies for
each strobe mounted out in the wingtip (last wing rib) so that I don't have to
run a separate wire for nav lights and strobes, nor run a high voltage wire down
the wing to act as a 15 foot noise generating antenna.

Comments appreciated.

Jim
Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

[Ross Richardson]

I have a '65 skyhawk and installed the Aeroflash units.
1. Cheaper than Whelan
2. Separate power supplies that were mounted on homemade Z brackets on
the last rib.
3. Fit over existing position lights.
4. Replaced Cessna single pull switch for beacon to a double pull (like
the landing light). First pull is beacon, second pull adds wing tip
strobes.
5. Cheaper than whelan.
6. Didn't care about the comet flash feature of Whelan. Aeroflash each
flash independently of each other. So my aircraft has 3 independent
flash sources.
7. Did I say they were cheaper than Whelan?

Ross

Jim Weir wrote:
>
> I know this subject has been covered in the rec.aviation.* ngs in the last
> couple of years, but my dejasearch turned up dry.
>
> I'm putting wingtip strobes on the 182 and I'd like recommendations from the
> group as to what you put on and why. I'd like individual power supplies for
> each strobe mounted out in the wingtip (last wing rib) so that I don't have to
> run a separate wire for nav lights and strobes, nor run a high voltage wire down
> the wing to act as a 15 foot noise generating antenna.
>
> Comments appreciated.
>
> Jim
> Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
> VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
> http://www.rst-engr.com

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[Javier Henderson]

Jim Weir > writes:

> I know this subject has been covered in the rec.aviation.* ngs in the last
> couple of years, but my dejasearch turned up dry.
>
> I'm putting wingtip strobes on the 182 and I'd like recommendations from the
> group as to what you put on and why. I'd like individual power supplies for
> each strobe mounted out in the wingtip (last wing rib) so that I don't have to
> run a separate wire for nav lights and strobes, nor run a high voltage wire down
> the wing to act as a 15 foot noise generating antenna.

Whelen gets my vote. They're even STC'd for your Cessna.

I replaced the flashing beacon on my '73 182 with a Whelen A470WR lens
assy and HR,CF power supply. I had half a million questions for Whelen,
the guy in charge of aviation products took the time to answer them and
provided clear, concise answers.

If you go with two separate power supplies, you can even wire them so
they fire in unison.

-jav

[Darrel Toepfer]

Jim Weir wrote:

> I know this subject has been covered in the rec.aviation.* ngs in the last
> couple of years, but my dejasearch turned up dry.
>
> I'm putting wingtip strobes on the 182 and I'd like recommendations from the
> group as to what you put on and why. I'd like individual power supplies for
> each strobe mounted out in the wingtip (last wing rib) so that I don't have to
> run a separate wire for nav lights and strobes, nor run a high voltage wire down
> the wing to act as a 15 foot noise generating antenna.
>
> Comments appreciated.

http://www.aeroflash.com/plane.html#wingtip
Thats what was just installed on the '77 C152. Make sure you order the
correct voltage for the plane. 1.8 amp required for each.

One was put on the belly as well:
http://www.aeroflash.com/plane.html#fuse
1.5 amp required.

Strobe wiring was already in-place on the 152, this allowed for seperate
circuits for NAV & Strobe and the panel already had placards for it.
STOL tips were installed at the same time, they allowed enough room for
the power supplies to be mounted on the outside of the rib. The original
tips didn't allow for that...

2-Year Warranty on Power Supplies, 1-Year Warranty on Flash Tubes.
http://www.aeroflash.com/qual.html
100% money back guarantee...

They work very well and really improve aircraft visibility and as stated
previously, the price made for an easy decision. Orded them at the
beginning of the week and had them that same week...
Email:
Toll Free 1-800-322-2052 Ext. 101

Darrel Toepfer
Eunice, La. 4R7

[G.R. Patterson III]

Jim Weir wrote:
>
> I'm putting wingtip strobes on the 182 and I'd like recommendations from the
> group as to what you put on and why.

I put an Aeroflash unit on my old Cessna 150. It performed well for me for five
years until I sold the plane.

George Patterson
Battle, n; A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would
not yield to the tongue.

[News Groups]

Jim, Whelen is the way to go. No questions. They come in two flavors for the
application you seek. I used the more powerful ones and boy do they light up
the sky! You WILL be seen. Very easy to install if your plane is pre wired.
Any questions please feel free to ask. They are STCed for almost all GA
aircraft.
Mani
"Jim Weir" > wrote in message
...
> I know this subject has been covered in the rec.aviation.* ngs in the last
> couple of years, but my dejasearch turned up dry.
>
> I'm putting wingtip strobes on the 182 and I'd like recommendations from
the
> group as to what you put on and why. I'd like individual power supplies
for
> each strobe mounted out in the wingtip (last wing rib) so that I don't
have to
> run a separate wire for nav lights and strobes, nor run a high voltage
wire down
> the wing to act as a 15 foot noise generating antenna.
>
> Comments appreciated.
>
> Jim
> Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
> VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
> http://www.rst-engr.com

[John]

My Cessna came with the Aeroflash strobes. There is a power supply
for each strobe in each wing tip. They have worked well for 20+ years
after I fixed a EMC problem in each power supply so that they did not
break the radio squelch ever time the strobe flashed. My memory is
not so good after 20 years but I think the fix was adding two or three
small caps to each power supply.
They are lower cost than brand W.
John

On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 10:22:19 -0800, Jim Weir > wrote:

>I know this subject has been covered in the rec.aviation.* ngs in the last
>couple of years, but my dejasearch turned up dry.
>
>I'm putting wingtip strobes on the 182 and I'd like recommendations from the
>group as to what you put on and why. I'd like individual power supplies for
>each strobe mounted out in the wingtip (last wing rib) so that I don't have to
>run a separate wire for nav lights and strobes, nor run a high voltage wire down
>the wing to act as a 15 foot noise generating antenna.
>
>Comments appreciated.
>
>Jim
>Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
>VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
>http://www.rst-engr.com

[Mike Z.]

Jim,

If you belong to Cessna Pilots Assoc., They have a pretty good article in the tech notes which lays out the various options.

Mike Z

"Jim Weir" > wrote in message ...
> I know this subject has been covered in the rec.aviation.* ngs in the last
> couple of years, but my dejasearch turned up dry.
>
> I'm putting wingtip strobes on the 182 and I'd like recommendations from the
> group as to what you put on and why. I'd like individual power supplies for
> each strobe mounted out in the wingtip (last wing rib) so that I don't have to
> run a separate wire for nav lights and strobes, nor run a high voltage wire down
> the wing to act as a 15 foot noise generating antenna.
>
> Comments appreciated.
>
> Jim
> Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
> VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
> http://www.rst-engr.com

[Rosspilot]

I replaced my original single Cessna belly strobe with Whelan Comets . . . each
wing and the tail . . . installed for $1400.00.
Man, I love landing at night and seeing them bouncing off the runway. I feel
like I'm flying in a Starship :-)


www.Rosspilot.com