KF 5 Wig Wag Lights

[Bartman1959]

I'm thinking about installing Wig Wag lights at the top of the wing struts on my Kitfox 5. Since I'm not the builder, I have no idea what I'm getting myself into here. Has anyone done this, and if so, can you give me some guidance? :confused:

[Esser]

Some lights have built in wig wag and it is very straight forward. If not, you need to buy a wig wag controller

[rv9ralph]

Having not built the plane Bart, think about the wire runs, how you will get them from the power to the switch to the lights. That is the most difficult part of this installation. Choosing the hardware is the second.

Also, check the load on your power supply to ensure you don't exceed its output/capacity.

Ralph

[Bartman1959]

Having not built the plane Bart, think about the wire runs, how you will get them from the power to the switch to the lights. That is the most difficult part of this installation. Choosing the hardware is the second.

Also, check the load on your power supply to ensure you don't exceed its output/capacity.

Ralph




Thanks Ralph, that's exactly why I asked the question.

[Skipatrol]

I have been researching wingtip and forward wigwags for a couple of months. The wingtip lights like these at Aircraft Spruce are nice, but expensive https://www.aircraftspruce.com/categories/aircraft_parts/ap/menus/el/ledlighting_vwing.html

Today I was looking at a website that sells strobes for public safety https://www.strobesnmore.com/. They have some LED lights that I think will work great at a more reasonable price. They sell both the lights and the strobe controller. I do only daytime flying but I want to be more visible and I think these will do the job.

[jrevens]

Hi George,
There seem to be many LED lights that could be adapted/used on aircraft for a lot less than aircraft-specific units. One thing to watch out for is the fact that some LED power supplies/controllers can be very noisy electrically, sometimes interfering with radio reception/transmission. Just something to be aware of.

[N213RV]

I used these for both landing and wig wag lights. They have a built in controller. I really like them, they are small and powerful.....’

https://www.aircraftspruce.com/pages/el/landinglights_aeroled/microsun.php

[Skipatrol]

I will keep your advice in mind when I call them. Hopefully they already have some experience with this issue since they sell to public safety. Thanks!

[avidflyer]

Just looked at the strobes site, and see these. Maybe a guy could cover first 1/3 of the light with a red lense for one side and green for the other??? JImChuk
https://www.strobesnmore.com/Strobes-N-More-Sliver-Next-Gen-Surface-Mount-LED.html

[PapuaPilot]

I bought a pair of Rigid LED lights. They had the same or better specs as most of the aircraft lights for over half the price. I am not getting any interference in my radios. I really like them other than they are a spot light and don't do a great job for taxiing. If I did it again I would get one spot and one diffused.
https://www.rigidindustries.com/d-series-pro-d-series.html

Later on I added a Kuntzelman Wig-Wag controller from ACS:
https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/elpages/wigwagn.php?clickkey=28439

I have a little over $200 into the pair of lights and WW.