round_peg Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 We have installed a landing light flasher (ELSA type certificate, no letter required). Now we need to install a switch for flasher on/off. Ideally we'd simply replace the original landing light panel switch with a double-throw of the same type. Does anyone have the part number for the panel switches, and/or know if a double-throw version is available? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanik Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Funny, I just finished a design on a 22W LED landing light where I wanted super bright Taxi/Landing/ Wig-Wag but didn't want to add a switch or wires. This is the prototype in my office. It is 4 times brighter than any other MR16 bulb out there in Landing mode. In Taxi it is about the smae brightness as the V5 AEON bulb. I also added thermal protection since it can get hot with 22W in. This thing is 50% brighter than any 100W halogen too. I really wanted wig-wag for safety reasons though. I change the setting by toggling the switch. It always starts in low (Taxi) mode. Toggle the switch again within 2 seconds and it goes to high. Once more and it is wig-wag. I use it all the time near airports wig-wagging where it presents a managable 10W load. For those curious, it uses 3x CREE XML T6 bulbs and pumps 2200Lm when it gets lots of airflow. The circuit drops quite a bit when allowed to heat up so Taxi mode is pretty useful. 22W is alot at idle anyway. The engine generator has trouble keeping up with the cumulative load Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
round_peg Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 That's interesting. Does the board you have attached to the light process your switch inputs? If so where did you get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanik Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 It does. I made it. It is a microprocessor based, current mode buck switching regulator. This is sort of my thing. It seats in the rear of the bulb so it has the same drop-in form factor as an MR-16 bulb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
round_peg Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Nice! I think we're going to have to go with the double-throw switch, if we can find one. Surely someone has replaced one of these toggles and knows the manufacturer/part number...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
round_peg Posted June 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 Update on the panel switches, for the good of the order. The on-off rocker switches on the panel are made by Arcolectric in the UK. Availability in this country is limited to few distributers who don't seem to carry a full line. The part number for the on-off switches is 1300VB. The on-off-on configuration we are still trying to locate is 1520VB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 Update on the panel switches, for the good of the order. The on-off rocker switches on the panel are made by Arcolectric in the UK. Availability in this country is limited to few distributers who don't seem to carry a full line. The part number for the on-off switches is 1300VB. The on-off-on configuration we are still trying to locate is 1520VB. One of these should work: http://www.newark.com/jsp/search/browse.jsp?N=422+202196+100251+2203+810041746+810019187&No=0&getResults=true&appliedparametrics=true&locale=en_US&divisionLocale=en_US&catalogId=&skipManufacturer=false&skipParametricAttributeId=&prevNValues=422+202196+100251+2203&mm=1001250||,1001332||,&filtersHidden=false&appliedHidden=false&autoApply=false&originalQueryURL=%2Fjsp%2Fsearch%2Fbrowse.jsp%3FN%3D422%2B202196%2B100251%2B2203%26No%3D0%26getResults%3Dtrue%26appliedparametrics%3Dtrue%26locale%3Den_US%26divisionLocale%3Den_US%26catalogId%3D%26skipManufacturer%3Dfalse%26skipParametricAttributeId%3D%26prevNValues%3D422%2B202196%2B100251%2B2203 Newark partners with Farnell in England which is useful when you're looking for eurocentric electronics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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