I have used a Whelen, an Aeroflash, and a non-aviation power supply on different planes. None of them got particularly hot where I would worry about tucking them in a wing somewhere. The Aeroflash was the only one that had a little bit of a heat sink in the case. The Whelen is just an aluminum box, and the other one is a plastic box. Wheelen and Aeroflash both also make lights that have the power supply built right in so the whole thing gets stuffed into the wing tip.
I would recommend mounting the power supplies in the wings or wing tips if you can. That is the best way to keep the wires going to the flash tubes with all the high voltage and high frequency noise short and away from your antenna cables. The power supplies themselves also radiate a good bit of RF noise to getting them closer to the tips will also help keep radio noise down. Brian Kraut Engineering Alternatives, Inc. www.engalt.com -----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On Behalf Of JIM RALEIGH Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 6:44 PM To: KRnet Subject: KR> mounting wing strobes I haven't posted any thing for a while but I have been busy working on N211JR getting it ready for FAA inspection. I at first thought that I would wait till it was flown to install radios, transponder,and strobes; but like most everything else I have changed my mind. I installed a Narco 120 Radio last week and yesterday I received from Wicks a set of strobes. They are the remote wingtip assemblys each with it's own power supply that is intended to be mounted out on the end of the wings. My problem is how are the power supplys going to be cooled buried in foam and fiberglass. Has any one had experience with this style? Should I put them in the rear of the fuselage and run cable to the wings. _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net Post photos, introductions, and For Sale items to http://www.kr2forum.com/phpBB2/index.php please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
