Strobon XL Cree Edition Dual Colour Navigation Strobe Light

Description

This product is compatible with the latest FAA and CAA anti-collision lights rules for drones. It can be seen from at least 3 miles at night.

STROBON Lights are the most powerful navigation lights on the model market for years. These XL Cree Edition lights are brighter and come in polycarbonate dome and wired.

It allows 2 different working modes;

RC Controlled Mode: Plug it on your RC receiver’s spare channel and then you can enable/disable it over the selected channel. Each Strobon counts the servo signals. So, you can plug more than one Strobon into the same RC channel to synchronize them. (check the illustration below)
Standalone Mode: Connect them directly to the battery (3.5-6v) and they work in Standalone mode continuously.

Optional Accessory: If you are wanting to run multiple strobes and have them synchronised without using a radio receiver, we recommend getting the PWR 3A Strobon Navigation Light Synchroniser with a built-in power supply. The synchroniser generates a PWM signal to supply and synchronise the navigation lights while also providing a regulated 5V power supply to them.

SCHEMATIC FOR SYNCHRONIZED & RC CONTROLLED MODE

RC CHANNEL SETTINGS

SCHEMATIC FOR STANDALONE MODE

Colour Selection:

Because of the human eye’s limitations, every colour has different visibility and energy transfer rate. Also, every LED colour has different chemical compounds and efficiency.

According to our experience in years;

WHITE: The best visibility and efficiency.
RED: 2th in the visibility, efficiency is same as white but the best for warning.
GREEN: 3th in the visibility and efficiency. Best for Standard RED/GREEN (Left/Right) navigation usage.
BLUE: 4th in visibility and also efficiency. We are not suggesting this colour for warning or navigation but special usage.
Yellow: Same as White butter mist penetration.
IR 950nm: Visible for Night Vision Goggles and surveillance cameras with night mode.
IR 940nm: Visible for Night Vision Goggles only. Completely invisible to the naked human eye. Some cameras can see in the short-range..

Bottom line: White and Red is the best option if you need long-range visible strobes. And you can use the green to identify your flying platform direction. Blue is useful for special applications.

Specification

Supply Voltage: 3.5 – 6 volt
Current Consumption: ~200mA @5V
Diameter: 21.5mm
Height: 13mm
Polycarbonate Dome Lens
Weight: 4.50 grams without wires
Wire Length: 30cm

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Advice

How to light your multirotor: Lighting is obviously a necessity for nighttime flying, however it’s also really helpful when flying in daylight. Unlike helicopters, multicopters typically lack defining features to help with orientation; lighting is therefore a great solution. It makes most sense to employ a navigational lighting setup – Red on the Port (left) side, Green on the Starboard (right) side and a white strobe astern. When it comes to selecting your lights there are lots of options: LEDs, HPLEDs (High power LEDs), Strip lights and Strobes. Regular LEDs are inexpensive and come in an array of colours. While they consume little power, LEDs are best suited to nighttime applications as they are usually too dim to be seen in bright daylight. Alternatively the next generation of LEDS, namely HPLEDs and CREE LEDs are much brighter. They can be driven by much greater currents meaning that some can emit over 1000 lumens. At night they can be seen for miles, but more importantly they are visible in bright daylight. Since overheating is destructive, HPLEDs must be mounted on a heat sink to allow for heat dissipation. Both regular and HP LEDs are easy to wire up – however note that LEDs will only light up with correct electrical polarity and that they have a maximum current rating which must not be exceeded. To limit the amount of current through an LED a suitable resistor should be used. Strips lights are fun when it comes to night flights and are fantastic for orientation purposes. Some can be powered/controlled with an LED RGB Driver to cycle between different modes and colours. LEDs of all types can be turned into a strobe by using a suitable controller, strobes have the added bonus of low power consumption. The key to all lighting installations is to think about voltage and current requirements, a voltage regulator/UBEC will usually be necessary to help meet this requirements. Finally it is advisable to power lights from a separate battery to your flight battery.

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About brand

Flytron is a UK company specialising in the design and manufacture of small RC electronics.

They make an excellent range of navigation and anti-collision light solutions for drones and model aircraft.

Best Sellers: Strobon Standalone, Strobon Standalone Cree, Strobon V2, Strobon V2 Cree.

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