Let me know how you make out, I think I have a couple of those flash tubes and a power supply from when I switched to LED’s..
Let me check the part numbers tomorrow and make sure they’re what you need. Just the freight charge and I’ll be happy to send them to a good home.
Any idea what LED kits would fit? Not sure where to start.
Can you help me identify this strobe model number? .....
silly question but does anyone know where the power supply is? I was assuming inside the wing with a convenient inspection plate but having pulled the inspection covers I do not see it.For the strobe: locate the power supply. If it is the type where all strobes connect to one supply, unplug all strobes that still function. Then turn on the strobe system and listen for a 'pop and whine' from the power supply. If you hear a strong pop/whine, it's usually the strobe. No noise = bad power supply. Same for the strobes system that operates with one power supply for each strobe, just nothing to unplug first. Like it or not, plugging in a known good strobe tube is usually the only way to verify issues.
And, as stated above, the best, long term, solution is to remove the existing navs and strobes and install LED nav/strobe units. Cheaper to maintain, smaller wires to power, less weight, and less noise in the headsets.
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Aeroflash made flash and strobe units for Cessna. The flasher on the top of the tail stopped flashing as did it's replacement. A friend had a friend who was an electrical engineer from MIT. He took both units and determined that inferior low grade parts had been used. So he replaced them with a better quality. No more troubles. Perhaps I just happened to get a bad batch? The point is that someone who knows electronics can fix them.It's really a shame that Aeroflash went bust, IMHO their strobes were a cost-effective alternative to Whelen.
Aeroflash made flash and strobe units for Cessna. The flasher on the top of the tail stopped flashing as did it's replacement. A friend had a friend who was an electrical engineer from MIT. He took both units and determined that inferior low grade parts had been used. So he replaced them with a better quality. No more troubles. Perhaps I just happened to get a bad batch? The point is that someone who knows electronics can fix them.
I'll contend those points.
- There are no CAR's or FAR's that bar me from repairing a whiskey compass. All replaceable parts are readily available and their replacement consists of simple tasks. And like any other system, the operator is responsible for checking it's operation. Again a simple task.
- If I perform a repair it's up to me to prove that I have the training/experience to perform that task, if questioned by the feds. AND, I can legally perform repairs with basic items that are equal to or greater than the quality of the original items. In the case of the flash units, this usually consists of replacing the power transistors. This is no different than performing an airframe repair with a type of metal or style of rivet that was not available when the aircraft was built. As for the transistors, I have been down that path with more than one fed, over the transistors used in the panel light dimmer in the Cessnas. I buy them as transistors (2N3055), NOT as Cessna parts.
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I'll contend those points.
- There are no CAR's or FAR's that bar me from repairing a whiskey compass. All replaceable parts are readily available and their replacement consists of simple tasks. And like any other system, the operator is responsible for checking it's operation. Again a simple task.
- If I perform a repair it's up to me to prove that I have the training/experience to perform that task, if questioned by the feds. AND, I can legally perform repairs with basic items that are equal to or greater than the quality of the original items. In the case of the flash units, this usually consists of replacing the power transistors. This is no different than performing an airframe repair with a type of metal or style of rivet that was not available when the aircraft was built. As for the transistors, I have been down that path with more than one fed, over the transistors used in the panel light dimmer in the Cessnas. I buy them as transistors (2N3055), NOT as Cessna parts.
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