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Title: Re: Dialing In Our Flagpole for Night Flight at The Office Of Steam
Post by: RedRyder on April 16, 2022, 07:46:33 pm

Quote from: txlabman on April 16, 2022, 01:16:47 pm

A great set up Gil.

Thanks for sharing the video.

Thanks, Charlie!

This is a rewarding project.

Gil

Title: Re: Dialing In Our Flagpole for Night Flight at The Office Of Steam
Post by: RedRyder on April 16, 2022, 07:45:47 pm

Quote from: Woe is me on April 15, 2022, 09:24:01 pm

No that's not good. You need it brighter. You need it bright enough so when the
I.S.S. goes over, they're calling down saying, "Houston, are you seeing this". :D

Thanks, Tommy!

I don't think I will be providing enough light for our astronauts to put a positive ID on it.
The double beam on the sight of the former Twin Towers and the beam coming from the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas are 2 that I know they can pick out from outer space with the naked eye.

Title: Re: Dialing In Our Flagpole for Night Flight at The Office Of Steam
Post by: txlabman on April 16, 2022, 01:16:47 pm

A great set up Gil.

Thanks for sharing the video.

Title: Re: Dialing In Our Flagpole for Night Flight at The Office Of Steam
Post by: Woe is me on April 15, 2022, 09:24:01 pm

No that's not good. You need it brighter. You need it bright enough so when the
I.S.S. goes over, they're calling down saying, "Houston, are you seeing this". :D

Title: Dialing In Our Flagpole for Night Flight at The Office Of Steam
Post by: RedRyder on April 15, 2022, 09:02:10 pm

Here is a short video about our flagpole set up.

It was here when we got here a couple months ago. The flag from a previous owner was in the neighbors tree. After retrieving and retiring that flag, I added 3 solar powered lights about 8 feet down from the top. They each have a small solar panel at ground level below. These work great until 2-3 am when they get dim and then quit altogether. We needed better. I found we had already installed by a previous owner, a photocell triggered dusk to dawn 12 volt AC power supply already wired to a lamp under the flagpole that was buried enough in mulch that we didn't spot it earlier. The 12 volt halogen floodlight bulb was junk so I replaced it but was not terribly pleased with the amount of light that actually lit the flag. 

I got hold of an LED aircraft landing light. This is a pretty strong spotlight with a much better focused beam. I left the original lamp in the ground and set the aircraft lamp several feet away. I am very pleased with the result.

Enjoy!

Gil


https://youtu.be/veNMAucPZII