PIREP: nulite instrument lights

[Bob Noel]

While I was down because of surgery I had the mechanic put
in nulites on the six-pack, the clock, and the suction gauge
(the turn coordinator was already lit). Tonight was the first
night I got to fly at night and these nulites beat the red
overhead light every which way. way cool

Highly recommended for airplanes without instrument
lights or post lights.

--
Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate

[Bob Noel]

In article . com>,
"Jay Honeck" > wrote:

> Welcome back, Bob! Glad to hear you're back in the air.

thanks
>
> Have you found a way to OSH this year?

nope. One of these years....

--
Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate

[Jim Burns[_1_]]

Bob,
Sorry, I can't remember what airplane you have.

I'm wondering if your A&P had to trim the instrument holes of the panel to
get them fitted properly. I recently talked with a mechanic that was
installing them in a C206 and he had to trim the instrument holes slightly
to fit them. His comment to me was "if they tell you these things just pop
right in, tell them they're nuts!" When he was finished, the install looked
great, but he showed me how they held the instruments back too far unless he
trimmed the holes.

Jim


"Bob Noel" > wrote in message
...
> While I was down because of surgery I had the mechanic put
> in nulites on the six-pack, the clock, and the suction gauge
> (the turn coordinator was already lit). Tonight was the first
> night I got to fly at night and these nulites beat the red
> overhead light every which way. way cool
>
> Highly recommended for airplanes without instrument
> lights or post lights.
>
> --
> Bob Noel
> Looking for a sig the
> lawyers will hate
>

[john smith]

In article >,
Bob Noel > wrote:

> While I was down because of surgery I had the mechanic put
> in nulites on the six-pack, the clock, and the suction gauge
> (the turn coordinator was already lit). Tonight was the first
> night I got to fly at night and these nulites beat the red
> overhead light every which way. way cool
> Highly recommended for airplanes without instrument
> lights or post lights.

Agreed, they are nice, but way overpriced for what you are getting.

[Ross Richardson[_1_]]

My $14.00 Rayovac head lamp on the red leds is fine. Actually a little
too bright. If needed I can turn on the white led.

Ross
KSWI

john smith wrote:

> In article >,
> Bob Noel > wrote:
>
>
>>While I was down because of surgery I had the mechanic put
>>in nulites on the six-pack, the clock, and the suction gauge
>>(the turn coordinator was already lit). Tonight was the first
>>night I got to fly at night and these nulites beat the red
>>overhead light every which way. way cool
>>Highly recommended for airplanes without instrument
>>lights or post lights.
>
>
> Agreed, they are nice, but way overpriced for what you are getting.

[john smith]

In article >,
Ross Richardson > wrote:

> My $14.00 Rayovac head lamp on the red leds is fine. Actually a little
> too bright. If needed I can turn on the white led.

White light is even brighter... two white LED's vice one red LED.

[Bob Noel]

In article >,
"Jim Burns" > wrote:

> Bob,
> Sorry, I can't remember what airplane you have.

Cherokee 140 (I should have mentioned that originally)

> I'm wondering if your A&P had to trim the instrument holes of the panel to
> get them fitted properly.

Nope. He did need to trim one of the nulites

--
Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate

[Robert M. Gary]

I've been very happy with my nulites which we installed about 5 years
ago.
-Robert


Bob Noel wrote:
> While I was down because of surgery I had the mechanic put
> in nulites on the six-pack, the clock, and the suction gauge
> (the turn coordinator was already lit). Tonight was the first
> night I got to fly at night and these nulites beat the red
> overhead light every which way. way cool
>
> Highly recommended for airplanes without instrument
> lights or post lights.
>
> --
> Bob Noel
> Looking for a sig the
> lawyers will hate

[Robert M. Gary]

Ross Richardson wrote:
> My $14.00 Rayovac head lamp on the red leds is fine. Actually a little
> too bright. If needed I can turn on the white led.

If you find this works well as your primary light system, I suspect you
don't do a lot of night in a complex plane. Since your light follows
your head scanning in IMC would be difficult.

-Robert

[Robert M. Gary]

Jim Burns wrote:
> Bob,
> Sorry, I can't remember what airplane you have.
>
> I'm wondering if your A&P had to trim the instrument holes of the panel to
> get them fitted properly. I recently talked with a mechanic that was
> installing them in a C206 and he had to trim the instrument holes slightly
> to fit them. His comment to me was "if they tell you these things just pop
> right in, tell them they're nuts!" When he was finished, the install looked
> great, but he showed me how they held the instruments back too far unless he
> trimmed the holes.

We had to trim them all in the Mooney. The instruments are very close
together and would have hit each other if we did not trim.

-Robert

[Ross Richardson[_1_]]

Mine has two red LEDs and one white LED. My wife has one and uses the
red LED light to read.

john smith wrote:

> In article >,
> Ross Richardson > wrote:
>
>
>>My $14.00 Rayovac head lamp on the red leds is fine. Actually a little
>>too bright. If needed I can turn on the white led.
>
>
> White light is even brighter... two white LED's vice one red LED.

[Ross Richardson[_1_]]

No I haven't done a lot of night complex. I have a modified C-172 with
Lyc O-360 and constant speed prop. But the C-172 overhead dome light has
shadows that the headlamp can cover. I only use it when necessary.



Robert M. Gary wrote:

> Ross Richardson wrote:
>
>>My $14.00 Rayovac head lamp on the red leds is fine. Actually a little
>>too bright. If needed I can turn on the white led.
>
>
> If you find this works well as your primary light system, I suspect you
> don't do a lot of night in a complex plane. Since your light follows
> your head scanning in IMC would be difficult.
>
> -Robert
>