On the other hand, I just sent my Whelen in and received it back from Whelen
when it stopped working. They ran it for two hours and sent it back at no
charge. Said it must be my wiring --- it was . bad connection. First time
I've had any problems with a Whelen in two or three airplanes and it was my
fault, not theirs.
Chuck
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 10:57 AM, David McNeill <dlm46007@cox.net> wrote:
Just a heads up; I have two airplanes with Whelen systems One has used the
strobes at most 520 hours; the power supply has failed. My call to Whelen
was not satisfying. They indicated that I should just buy a new power supply
@$400. I have opened the box and if I can find the replacements for the two
capacitors, I expect to fix it; however for new builders that have a choice
I recommend the new Vans alternative. The new AeroLED system is warranted
for 50,000 hours. For your RV10 , the cost will be about $1200 but when you
consider $400 power supplies, $75 strobe cubes, and $20 light bulbs. The
breakeven point versus the $900 Whelen system is not far away. Finally it is
install, test and forget.
If I an unable to fix the power supply I plan to junk the Whelen system for
an LED system.
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