Goodies and Gadgets - February 2013

Aeroleds Releases New Microsun Taxi/Recognition LightIn their continuing effort to keep the designs “new” and “fresh”, AeroLEDs has increased its light output of their popular MicroSun light from 5,000 candela to 8,000. Originally designed as a direct replacement for recognition lights in the wingtip of Cirrus aircraft, the MicroSun has proven very popular with Experimental, LSA and Special-Use applications. While the MicroSun draws only a fraction of the power required for a comparable halogen light it has a life expectancy of 50,000 hours, outlasting halogen and HID lights.Each MicroSun has built in pulse and wig wag features, weighs only 3.5 ounces and can withstand temperatures of -55°C to +70°C.The MicroSun is protected against overheating with a built-in protection circuit and can be installed in 12Vdc or 24Vdc electrical systems. It is also sheltered against lightning, voltage spikes, reverse voltage and under voltage conditions. MicroSun sells for $350.For more information visit www.AeroLEDs.com or call 208/850-3294.A Comprehensive O-Ring AssortmentWicks Aircraft is now offering a large yet inexpensive solution to the problem of finding the right O-ring at the right time.“The temptation is always there to re-use things like O-rings, and the result is too-often a leaky seal,” says Wicks president Scott Wick. “Having to take time to find or order O-rings makes that temptation even greater.With our Home Builders Kit (HMBK-1), there are lots of sizes, and lots of O-rings in each size; and it’s less-expensive in time and money than running to the supply shop for just a couple individual O-rings.”With 382 O-rings made of a 70 durometer nitrile polymer and sized from 006 to 327, the O-rings store easily in their protective plastic box that keeps everything sorted.The HMBK-1 can pay for itself the first time it solves a problem. Ideal for home workshop, Chapter hangar, or professional service center, the HMBK-1 is priced at $32.19, and can be found at www.wicksaircraft.com.