Strobes by Dana Hague

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="043785a3.jpg"> <div> <B>                                                        Strobes  by Dana Hague</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#111111" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Dana Hague</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="45bc68e0.jpg" border=0 width="198" height="142" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#333333" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Here are some pix of my strobe installation. I couldn't find a convenient</B></div> <div> <B>place to mount it so it was "visible from all directions" as required by</B></div> <div> <B>FAR 103 for after sunset flights and still be able to work the switch, and</B></div> <div> <B>I didn't want to put it on my helmet as others have done, so I modified the</B></div> <div> <B>strobe (which is the inexpensive compact strobe powered by one "D" battery</B></div> <div> <B>and avaiable at many marine or outdoor stores).</B></div> <div> <B>I made a bracket out of Lexan (polycarbonate) to mount the strobe itself.</B></div> <div> <B>Don't use Plexiglass (acrylic) as the vibration could cause it to crack;</B></div> <div> <B>polycarbonate won't crack. The curved plate on the back prevents the lines</B></div> <div> <B>from hanging up should they be dragged accross the strobe. The whole</B></div> <div> <B>arrangement is attached to the cage tubes with cushioned tubing clamps,</B></div> <div> <B>bolts and locknuts (you DON'T want something that close to the prop to come</B></div> <div> <B>loose!).</B></div> <div> <B>The strobe comes with 3 different colored lenses. I cut the white lens</B></div> <div> <B>down to go over the strobe bulb and anchor it to the bracket. The wire</B></div> <div> <B>enters the battery unit through a hole drilled in the amber lens, and</B></div> <div> <B>inside there's a plate with some contacts to make contact with the battery.</B></div> <div> <B>The battery box and the wiring are all tiewrapped to the frame.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>-Dana</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="45c138e0.jpg" border=0 width="531" height="398" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <IMG SRC="45d138e0.jpg" border=0 width="531" height="398" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="45e19930.jpg" border=0 width="537" height="403" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> For more info please contact: <A HREF="mailto:dmhague@mindspring.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:dmhague@mindspring.com"><U><B>dmhague@mindspring.com</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT><A HREF="index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><U><B>Back to INVENTIONS</B></U></A><A HREF="index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><U><B> </B></U></A><A HREF="index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><U><B> </B></U></A><B>                      </B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>