08 janvier 2015

Quality Led Obstruction Lights Are Imperative

By Enid Hinton


Safety in the aeronautics industry is paramount. LED obstruction lights or aircraft warning lights are of a high strength lighting device that are normally seen on tall buildings and structures. These are used as a collision evading measure as they are very noticeable to any aircraft flying during the night. Many of them are normally left on during the day as well. They are all very bright as they need to be seen from great distances.

The obstruction light of windmills or turbines is usually of a medium intensity with a choice or either red or white or a mixture of both. They are all compliant with ICAO and during the day has a 20 000 candelas in white. During the darker hours it has a 2000 candelas either in red or white as well. They are very easy to install and come in a ruggered design. Each one is equipped with a surge protection and a test button.

The above FAA FTB 311L is a system that has a white xenon strobe for day use and a red LED for nighttimes. It has a greater relay monitoring and all programming and diagnostics as well as alarm notifications can do done via laptop. It has a stainless steel enclosure with Fresnel optics to reduce any light scatter.

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.

Consultants will be able to there on site as it will all be ground based training. They will show how to inspect all equipment installations and well as any trouble shooting issues that could arise. Coaching on how to repair any equipment that is on ground level as well as any preventative maintenance techniques will be covered as well.

The red ones are used during the night as they do not merge with the normal night time activities in towns and cities. Even in urban areas they are used as they can be spotted from a great distance informing the pilot of any potential hazards he could encounter. All medium intensity white strobes are used on buildings or structures that are below 500 feet.

The Photoelectric switch needs to be installed outside close to the control board as this will operate the day or night system. It can be a single or double unit depending on the aircraft warning light system. The inside is protected by a synthetic or metallic housing and will protect the controls from the temperature ranging from minus thirty to plus fifty five Celsius.

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.

Some limitations must be regarded as well as controlled and operated in a certain way with the help of a good software. It is also critical to the whole enchancement of the operation and other technological development. These are also used in vehicles, businesses and shows. One must put in mind all the good tips that need to be regarded well.




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