Having the right tools in aeronautics really does come to a life or death choice. LED obstruction lights are used in an assortment of different circumstances. They are popular for use at airports, on cranes, chimneys, wind turbines and on high voltage lines. Each of these can either use a low intensity, medium or high intensity globe or strobe.
Many companies that use these are those that deal in telephone lines, wind, solar industries as well as broadcasting stations. The combination of the red and white lights is referred to as Duel lights or as an E-type tower. Those that are of a medium red intensity which are commonly used at night time are referred to as L-864. The white ones are used during day light and are designed as L-865.
Because of the new regulations in the United Kingdom the red ones are only to be used during the dark hours which leave the xenon flashers slowly getting pushed out. In the United States of America all obstruction devices are left on twenty four hours a day. The red strobe units all use incandescent filament bulbs. This light is electric and produces luminosity when the wire inside is heated to a very high temperature. An electric current is passed through until it starts to glow.
For chimneys with stacks four lights will need to be attached per level if they are between six to thirty metres in diameter. Those that exceed sixty metres, six lights are to be used and anything above the sixty diameters eight lights per level are compulsory. Depending on the height the different intensity strobes will need to be used.
Many of these are now being replaced by high power red LEDs as they seem to have a much longer lifespan which in turn lowers the maintenance costs. Some manufacturers have also managed to develop medium intensity white strobes also based on this technology in a way to replace xenon lights. They may be more impressive but in the long run need to be replaced fairly often.
For those that work at airports refresher courses can sometimes be needed. These classes are held at the customer's location and the times are generally in the morning. The afternoon sessions will be held in the fields where all repairing and inspections of the system will be done. This will help one to become more familiar with the approaching lighting systems as these guidelines do tend to keep changing.
The topics that are covered will be the installation procedures and techniques as well as how to wire diagrams. Control communication connections will also be discussed as well as any trouble shooting methods and repairs. In the United Sates and Canada there is a standard two session one day class with no less then fifteen attendees. This will cost about $5.000-00 while other countries will charge about $6.000-00 with travel expenses included.
LED lights are also used on the aircraft itself. A red light can be seen on the left wing and a green on the right. This is to signal any other aircraft in the vicinity that they are not alone and also as a guide as to which direction the other aeroplane is travelling in.
There are various limitations possible that is why one must be fully knowledgeable about it. The technology is still more preferable compared to other types when it is about quality lighting. Using it can also aid you in many ways indeed. Know everything regarding the technology and everything will just go smootly.
Many companies that use these are those that deal in telephone lines, wind, solar industries as well as broadcasting stations. The combination of the red and white lights is referred to as Duel lights or as an E-type tower. Those that are of a medium red intensity which are commonly used at night time are referred to as L-864. The white ones are used during day light and are designed as L-865.
Because of the new regulations in the United Kingdom the red ones are only to be used during the dark hours which leave the xenon flashers slowly getting pushed out. In the United States of America all obstruction devices are left on twenty four hours a day. The red strobe units all use incandescent filament bulbs. This light is electric and produces luminosity when the wire inside is heated to a very high temperature. An electric current is passed through until it starts to glow.
For chimneys with stacks four lights will need to be attached per level if they are between six to thirty metres in diameter. Those that exceed sixty metres, six lights are to be used and anything above the sixty diameters eight lights per level are compulsory. Depending on the height the different intensity strobes will need to be used.
Many of these are now being replaced by high power red LEDs as they seem to have a much longer lifespan which in turn lowers the maintenance costs. Some manufacturers have also managed to develop medium intensity white strobes also based on this technology in a way to replace xenon lights. They may be more impressive but in the long run need to be replaced fairly often.
For those that work at airports refresher courses can sometimes be needed. These classes are held at the customer's location and the times are generally in the morning. The afternoon sessions will be held in the fields where all repairing and inspections of the system will be done. This will help one to become more familiar with the approaching lighting systems as these guidelines do tend to keep changing.
The topics that are covered will be the installation procedures and techniques as well as how to wire diagrams. Control communication connections will also be discussed as well as any trouble shooting methods and repairs. In the United Sates and Canada there is a standard two session one day class with no less then fifteen attendees. This will cost about $5.000-00 while other countries will charge about $6.000-00 with travel expenses included.
LED lights are also used on the aircraft itself. A red light can be seen on the left wing and a green on the right. This is to signal any other aircraft in the vicinity that they are not alone and also as a guide as to which direction the other aeroplane is travelling in.
There are various limitations possible that is why one must be fully knowledgeable about it. The technology is still more preferable compared to other types when it is about quality lighting. Using it can also aid you in many ways indeed. Know everything regarding the technology and everything will just go smootly.
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