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Tip on reforming the capacitors in strobe light power sources.
E.A.A. TECHNICAL COUNSELOR NEWS Winter 1994 pg. 7

Tip on using the GE Q4509 quartz bulb in place of a GE 4509 landing light.
E.A.A. TECHNICAL COUNSELOR NEWS Spring 1994 pg. 10

Make a replacement clear plastic window for leading-edge mounted landing lights.
E.A.A. TECHNICAL COUNSELOR NEWS Summer 1995 pg. 9

Tip on modifying the "Blazer" (an automobile driving light accessory) to serve as an aircraft landing light.
E.A.A. TECHNICAL COUNSELOR NEWS Spring 1996 pg. 6

Extend landing light life by installing an inrush current limiter.
KITPLANES Mar 1997 (v.14#3) pg. 69

Fend off trouble. Built-it-yourself flashing wingtip lights (recognition lights) which use halogen bulbs.
KITPLANES Oct 1997 (v.14#10) pg. 59
Correction KITPLANES Dec 1997 (v.14#12) pg. 4

How to combat premature landing light burnout.
LIGHT PLANE MAINTENANCE May 1990 (v.12#5) pg. 8
Added Info LIGHT PLANE MAINTENANCE Jul 1990 (v.12#7) pg. 4

Troubleshooting a strobe-light system.
LIGHT PLANE MAINTENANCE Jun 1990 (v.12#6) pg. 16

Troubleshooting the transistorized panel light dimming system used in 1978-or-later Cessna singles.
LIGHT PLANE MAINTENANCE Mar 1993 (v.15#3) pg. 7

Tip on reducing vibration of landing light bulbs mounted in engine cowls.
LIGHT PLANE MAINTENANCE Aug 1994 (v.16#8) pg. 26

Changing aircraft light bulbs. Looks at landing, taxi, navigation, beacon, panel, and compass bulbs.
LIGHT PLANE MAINTENANCE Oct 1994 (v.16#10) pg. 16

Panel lighting. Ideas to spruce up a dark panel. Pros-and-cons of the various instrument lighting options.
LIGHT PLANE MAINTENANCE Jun 1997 (v.19#6) pg. 8

Landing and/or taxi lights.
SPORT AVIATION Oct 1984 (v.33#10) pg. 29

Instrument panel lighting for homebuilts. A Plexiglas overlay features "grain-of-wheat" bulbs embedded in routed slots. The overlay surrounds each instrument with 3 such bulbs.
SPORT AVIATION Apr 1985 (v.34#4) pg. 62

Instrument lighting. Tips on fabricating lighted spacers for those aircraft instruments that cannot accommodate a post light.
SPORT AVIATION May 1987 (v.36#5) pg. 33

Tip on using a colored glass stain to make colored wing tip lights, colored lenses, etc.
SPORT AVIATION Aug 1989 (v.38#8) pg. 93

Dimmer circuit for aircraft lights (panel, map, reading, ...) will handle from 5-to-15 amps (depending on the heat sink). Est. cost: $4.
SPORT AVIATION Feb 1992 (v.41#2) pg. 76

Instrument light dimming control circuit uses a solid state dimmer module. Est. cost: $20.
SPORT AVIATION Jun 1993 (v.42#6) pg. 50
Added Info SPORT AVIATION Sep 1993 (v.42#9) pg. 4

Using a school bus flasher unit to cause aircraft landing and taxi lights to flash.
SPORT AVIATION Aug 1993 (v.42#8) pg. 101

Understanding the proper style, location, color and coverage requirements of an aircraft-position lighting system to make it legal for night flying.
SPORT AVIATION Dec 1993 (v.42#12) pg. 81

Annunciator light dimming circuit for night flying works automatically whenever the navigation lights are turned on.
SPORT AVIATION Apr 1995 (v.44#4) pg. 92

Wiring schematic to control exterior position lights, landing lights and strobe lights using just one cockpit switch instead of three.
SPORT AVIATION May 1995 (v.44#5) pg. 99

Pulsating landing light for a homebuilt is made from two portable hand-held spot lights.
SPORT AVIATION Sep 1995 (v.44#9) pg. 108

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