[TowerTalk] LED replacement for incandescent light

[Hans Hammarquist via TowerTalk]

Replacing a bulb on an aircraft is 'slightly" easier than climbing 1500 feet. 


Regarding temperature; the LED do not suffer as for example the florescent lights. If I remember it right LE-s work better at lower temperatures, the light output goes down as the temperature increases. You notice that LED bulbs are equipped with rather large heat sinks, needed to keep the LED diodes to work properly.


Hans - N2JFS



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From: Roger (K8RI) on TT <K8RI-on-TowerTalk at tm.net>
To: towertalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Tue, Jan 13, 2015 5:16 pm
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Fwd:  Now THIS is a tower climb!


There already are, very bright LED strobes in use on aircraft.  All the 
exterior lights on mine were solid state, except for the landing light.  
There are LEDs that could have replaced that, but I never saw any that 
had been approved.
I don't know at how low a temperature they will still function, but I 
flew in temperatures a lot colder than most towers would see.

I would think the new LED strobes would be ideal for towers and 
replacements would be few and far between.

73

Roger (K8RI)

On 1/13/2015 12:25 PM, Hans Hammarquist via TowerTalk wrote:
> I think the problem is to introduce a "new", long-life, light bulb. Any, 
modern LED bulb would do lifetime wise. I believe, though,  there are several 
light bulbs in the assembly that automatically replace the bulbs as they burn 
out. That is used in lighthouses to insure there is a light on all the time. To 
design an assembly that could automatically replace burnt-out LED bulbs might 
not be that simple. You know, everything there has to be approved by 
authorities.
>
>
> Hans - N2JFS
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Solomon <dickw1ksz at gmail.com>
> To: Tower Talk <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Mon, Jan 12, 2015 6:39 pm
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Now THIS is a tower climb!
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> Repairs ??
>
> Looks like he's changing a light bulb !!
>
> Now, invent a really long life bulb and you will sell at least a hundred !!
>
> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
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> On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 4:33 PM, Mike via TowerTalk <
> towertalk at contesting.com> wrote:
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>> This is video of a technician climbing 1768 feet to the top of a
>> transmissions tower for repairs.
>>
>> It also shows him free climbing and some dialog to go along with  it.
>>
>> Its a helmet cam so if anyone gets dizzy or has anything that can give  out
>> watching this stuff while sitting in your chair....be warned!...DO NOT
>> WATCH IT!!
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>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INbKYq0G9nU
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>> Mike W2GR
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Roger (K8RI)


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