Well, I wound up with a controller in a 3D printed "box" which screws into the expansion port so it won't fall out.
It controls 1 or 2 10W LED's. I chose to mount one on the front and one on the back of Solo which gives the best visibility from the ground. The rear one is mounted with 3M VHB tape so it's not going anywhere. The front, with industrial Velcro. I mounted mine with Velcro so it can be removed for Solo to fit into the backpack. It could be mounted with VHB tape but you would need to cut out a small space in the backpack foam.
The LED's can be mounted anywhere on Solo by changing the length of the power lead. Each lead plugs into the controller with a small battery-type plug. The LED's are mounted inside a plastic housing with a lens which increases the visibility to the sides. They can be mounted without the housing as well.
I don't know the weight but the entire system is very light. The LED's are MUCH brighter than any other "R/C aircraft-drone" LED's I have seen. The DS-30-1 "strobe" mentioned in post 120 might be as bright or brighter but I have no way to compare them.
(According the manufacturer, the DS-30 is actually 4 LED's under one lense). True high-voltage strobes are becoming a thing of the past.
Comments welcome.
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It controls 1 or 2 10W LED's. I chose to mount one on the front and one on the back of Solo which gives the best visibility from the ground. The rear one is mounted with 3M VHB tape so it's not going anywhere. The front, with industrial Velcro. I mounted mine with Velcro so it can be removed for Solo to fit into the backpack. It could be mounted with VHB tape but you would need to cut out a small space in the backpack foam.
The LED's can be mounted anywhere on Solo by changing the length of the power lead. Each lead plugs into the controller with a small battery-type plug. The LED's are mounted inside a plastic housing with a lens which increases the visibility to the sides. They can be mounted without the housing as well.
I don't know the weight but the entire system is very light. The LED's are MUCH brighter than any other "R/C aircraft-drone" LED's I have seen. The DS-30-1 "strobe" mentioned in post 120 might be as bright or brighter but I have no way to compare them.
(According the manufacturer, the DS-30 is actually 4 LED's under one lense). True high-voltage strobes are becoming a thing of the past.
Comments welcome.
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