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art(at)zemon.name
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 Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 10:26 am Post subject: Recommendations for Map Lights and Dome Lights |
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Folks,
Shopping for map lights and dome lights on the interwebs is hard. How do you select something when all you can see is a small picture? Ugh. Do you have any personal recommendations?
Map lights should have switches at the base.
Dome light should not have a switch (because I will install a remote switch near the door).
Thanks,
-- Art Z.
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donjohnston
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| Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 2:18 pm Post subject: Re: Recommendations for Map Lights and Dome Lights |
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For map lighting, I went with one of these.
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pspages/754cockpitlights.php
Black with 4 white LED's.
For cabin lighting, I used Perko lights. They are the lights that many Velocity builders use (available at West Marine and other marine supply stores).
http://www.perko.com/catalog/lighting_fixtures/708/incandescent_light_with_snap_on_front_cover/
But since I have a 28v electrical system, I made some changes. I removed the incandescent light and installed a set of blue and white LED's. Then I put in SPDT switches to select between Off, white and blue lights.
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rlborger(at)mac.com
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| Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 3:22 pm Post subject: Recommendations for Map Lights and Dome Lights |
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Art,
Check Aircraft Spruce. Search for LED Lighting and look under Cockpit/Cabin Lighting. There’s a lot of different styles from which to choose.
Blue skies & tailwinds,Bob BorgerEuropa XS Tri, Rotax 914, Airmaster C/S Prop (75 hrs).Little Toot Sport Biplane, Lycoming Thunderbolt AEIO-320 EXP3705 Lynchburg Dr.Corinth, TX 76208-5331Cel: 817-992-1117rlborger(at)mac.com (rlborger(at)mac.com)
On Jan 15, 2017, at 12:23 PM, Art Zemon <art(at)zemon.name (art(at)zemon.name)> wrote:
Folks,
Shopping for map lights and dome lights on the interwebs is hard. How do you select something when all you can see is a small picture? Ugh. Do you have any personal recommendations?
Map lights should have switches at the base.
Dome light should not have a switch (because I will install a remote switch near the door).
Thanks,
-- Art Z.
-- https://CheerfulCurmudgeon.com/"If I am not for myself, who is for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?" Hillel
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jonlaury
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 12:37 pm Post subject: Re: Recommendations for Map Lights and Dome Lights |
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Art,
I used an AVEO EyeBeam-mini in my Glasair. A bit pricy, but the design is beautiful and functional. The eyeball lets you put light wherever you need it and it has capacitive integral switch/dimmer/red light.
I had/have an interference problem with my specific installation that AVEO engineers had never encountered. When I key my mike, the light starts flashing and the capacitive on/off switch becomes in op until power is physically disconnected. After unsuccessful attempts to fix it with ferrite toroids, I installed a small on/off/dimmer switch on the housing and in the power feed to fix it.
Cheers,
John
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