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OK, I'm in the planning stages for my PL Refit. I've got several ideas for lighting the nacelles and I thought I'd bounce them off ya'll here to see what the consensus is.
1.) CCFLs - seems like one of the best solutions. But, I don't like the fact that they don't seem to come in an 8" length. 6" seems too short, and 12" is almost too long. Is the 6" ccfl long enough? Also, it seems the driver has to be put into the secondary hull. Therefore, the wires need to be lengthened. And, that may cause problems with the light output.
2.) LED's - Several would need to be placed in a line to fit the length of the grill. But, won't that create funky "hot spots" on the grill?
3.) Light sheet - one piece placed against the back side of the grill. But, is light sheet bright enough? From what I've read, no.
4.) EL Wire - Possibly use 5 strands with one behind each lit portion of the grill. Or, I thought about making an 8" long parabolic trough mirror. Then run the EL Wire down the focus of the mirror. That would spread the light from the wire out across the entire height of the grill. Then there is the question of light output from the EL Wire. Is it bright enough?
Ya'll have more experience than I do, and I'd appreciate everyones input on this. Thanks for your time.
Regards,
Todd
1.) CCFLs - seems like one of the best solutions. But, I don't like the fact that they don't seem to come in an 8" length. 6" seems too short, and 12" is almost too long. Is the 6" ccfl long enough? Also, it seems the driver has to be put into the secondary hull. Therefore, the wires need to be lengthened. And, that may cause problems with the light output.
2.) LED's - Several would need to be placed in a line to fit the length of the grill. But, won't that create funky "hot spots" on the grill?
3.) Light sheet - one piece placed against the back side of the grill. But, is light sheet bright enough? From what I've read, no.
4.) EL Wire - Possibly use 5 strands with one behind each lit portion of the grill. Or, I thought about making an 8" long parabolic trough mirror. Then run the EL Wire down the focus of the mirror. That would spread the light from the wire out across the entire height of the grill. Then there is the question of light output from the EL Wire. Is it bright enough?
Ya'll have more experience than I do, and I'd appreciate everyones input on this. Thanks for your time.
Regards,
Todd