[simpits-tech] cockpit lighting

[Sukit, Sittisudjatum]

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I once made my funny experiment on the pit lighting using Xmas trees
decoration!!! You can imagine how bright they are in your room!  My wife
asked if I was crazy... but yeah, she was right LOL.

About the bulbs, they are linked in series.  Once you try to reduce the
brightness by temporarily removing one, the rest won't work.  Heat is
another problem, cause they will be installed in a confine space.  If we
solve it by using small exhaust (ventilation) fan, the exhaust duct
(flexible type, maybe) must be routed to the outside, or you simply have
another heater in hot summer... or you have another hair dryer as a benefit!

For now, the solution I'm gonna use with the panels and gauges is only ONE
of 8 watts energy saving bulb (daylight, it gives you as much as 40 watts
incandescent) on each side of the panel.  Then other two on each side behind
the MFDs, one another on the center column.  If the result is not as good,
add more bulb !!!  Heat won't be a problem, or it can be very small.  There
might be 5 bulbs to light up the night, and make all the panels illuminated.
Man, can't wait for that moment.

Working on AutoCAD for the ACES II right now.  Just found the way to work
with 3D CAD, it makes life much easier.  I have the rendered drawings turned
round and round and find rooms to be adjusted/modified.  Without Chris
'SpeedOne' tutorial, I can't go this far.


Sukit Sittisudjatum 
Bangkok, Thailand.


-----Original Message-----
From: ALBERT [mailto:shizznit@ihug.com.au]
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 12:48 PM
To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] cockpit lighting


Like Roy I am in a similar phrase...trying to mount panels to the pit atm...
I had in mind of using a series of small light bulbs...almost like Xmas
trees decoration....(cheap and bright)? Since they are all linked up
already. Save me do the wiring, and I can ALOT of them all string up gether
hidden underneath all the panels. At locations where it demands say a Red
color or Green color light be shown through a particular button. I can
simply change the light bulb in that one socket.

Contemplating the idea to use some reflective foil type like... to cover
interior of each dash panel. Then lighting can be more intensify and spread
all around. An immediate problem I can think of right now is the heat
issue...That was the reason how I came up with the foil reflecting the
light...so they can be place perhaps at location away from the electronics
but still provide enough luminosity to all those backlidable panels. Another
problem I can think of...but not sure if it is a real problem....from my
poor highschool physics lessons...those lightbulbs are linked in a "series"
circuit right? so if one break, then the whole thing will be dead together
(or is that parrallel hehe?)...It might be easy to fix if you can find which
one is the black sheep...but once it has been mounted into the cockpit..it
might be a very difficult task to do.

Trial and error :) if someone has tried somethign else. would love to hear
from you.

Albert
Sydney, Australia.

----- Original Message -----
From: "joab ryan" <joab_ryan@yahoo.com>
To: <simpits-tech@simpits.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] cockpit lighting


> the light sheet ive seen was for a car speedo and tach
> and were expensive (but cool they glowed blue-ish
> green and not real bright)
>
>
> --- Dave Hensley <dphens@nc.rr.com> wrote:
> > I don't recall hearing about the light sheet. Have
> > any info or links on
> > that?
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Roy Coates" <roy@flightlab.liv.ac.uk>
> > >
> > > What about this 'light sheet' people have
> > mentioned??
> > >
> > > Roy.
> > >
>
>
> =====
> Joab Ryan
> Mechanical CAD Designer,
> Network Administrator &
> Military Aircraft Sim Builder
> North Texas USA
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