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Offline Motorman

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« on: January 20, 2014, 09:56:58 AM »
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Offline Tim Wescott

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Re: Lights for Nights
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2014, 10:10:58 AM »
The RC guys have all sorts of stuff that work.

There's a local fun-fly that starts at 12:00AM on New Year's Day; people use glow-sticks taped or strapped to planes.

Either way, I'm not sure I'd want to incur the extra weight.
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Re: Lights for Nights
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2014, 10:23:37 AM »
Yeah, look into LED strip lights.  They work great.  They usually work with a 3S battery.
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Re: Lights for Nights
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2014, 11:39:02 AM »
I shot this video a couple years ago in Kenora at the fall funfly.
It is a electric Kadet senior.

The trouble is you can't see the ground or terrain.
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Re: Lights for Nights
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2014, 12:00:04 PM »
My son was flying his 'Slow Stick' Saturday with the same kind of set up, but he has a 2" square of white/clear LED's on each wing bottom to see the ground.  It's pretty cool and lots of fun.
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Re: Lights for Nights
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2014, 06:24:45 AM »
Here's what the RC guys use for flying at night. There is LED strips you can buy from here as well:

http://www.aurorarc.com/home
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Offline Crist Rigotti

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Re: Lights for Nights
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2014, 06:53:32 AM »
Quote from: Motorman on January 20, 2014, 10:02:28 PM
Do you power off a separate battery or tap the main battery?


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I tap into my 3S main battery when night flying R/C.  When the volyage gets too low, the LEDS go off, then the voltage rises again and the LEDS go back on, then the voltage goes low again...you get the picture.  When the LEDS "flash" it's time to land.
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Re: Lights for Nights
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2014, 07:46:49 AM »
My son's Slow Stick has an adapter that goes between the battery connections.
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