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?

[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/categ...ing_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.