Steve,
Was up flying just a few days ago and it was approacing dusk so I had the
strobes (the aeroflash units) and the nav lites on. I also had both GPS's,
radio, cd player, intercom, and all the other stuff - microEncoder,
microMonitor, electric Horizon, electric Turn & Bank, electric fuel guage
and the alternator was keeping up just fine. I haven't had any problems
with the current draw at all - except the landing lites which I use
sparingly.
Bob Jacobsen
A131
From: "Steve Hagar" <hagargs@earthlink.net>
>Subject: Strobe switching circuit.
>Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 21:11:7 -0800
>
>I am using an Aeroflash signal strobe/nav light assembly out on the
>wingtips. This installation uses two power supplies, one for each of the
>double flash units. Since I am planning on installing the Rotax and not
>putting on an aux alternator I will not be pushing alot of amps. These
>lights are pretty hungry. The question I have is this. Has anyone come up
>with a switching circuit so that one power supply can be used to
>alternately flash each wingtip. I see no reason to have both strobes
>flashing simultaneously. With the right timing this should effectively
>reduce the strobe amp draw by on half. Is my thinking right on this? Can
>I get some help out there on this?
>Thanks.
>
>Steve Hagar
>A143
>Mesa,Az
>
>-- Steve Hagar
>--- hagargs@earthlink.net
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