{"id":20694,"date":"2012-01-06T00:01:19","date_gmt":"2012-01-06T05:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/?p=20694"},"modified":"2012-01-07T00:30:11","modified_gmt":"2012-01-07T05:30:11","slug":"testing-led-spotlight-configurations-on-the-forward-mast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/testing-led-spotlight-configurations-on-the-forward-mast\/","title":{"rendered":"Testing LED Spotlight Configurations On The Forward Mast"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Some years ago we installed a 1000 watt 230 VAC Aqua Signal flood light on the forward mast. It proved useful on occasion for checking sea-state at night, and maybe once or twice a year looking over anchorages in the dark. When Todd Rickard and Mark Fritzer visited IBEX last fall they ran into a company selling high intensity LED spots and floods called Rigid Industries. They were impressed, so we decided to give a set of these a test on the new forward mast on Wind Horse. <\/em>That’s Chris Martin of Martin Engineering doing the install.<\/p>\n

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We ended up with a pair of their M-Series D2 diffused and four of the M Series spots. Each of these six LED lights takes 28 watts, or about 1\/5th the total that the Aqua Signal AC system required.<\/p>\n

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The two diffused models are on one circuit, and the other four spots on a second. The diffused are turned on here. The sign in the distance, barely visible, is 500 feet \/153m away. The corner of the dock is about 30 feet\/9m from the lights. Note that only the very tip of the anchor roller assembly is illuminated, so night vision is not unduly impacted by reflections.<\/p>\n

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Now we have the four spots on as well. The sign in the distance is nicely illuminated. The reflections on back from headstay and wiring will be dealt with later.<\/p>\n

What we like about this system:<\/p>\n