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CSOBeech now offers PAR46 LED Bulbs for your "tractor" or off-road vehicle for $65 each including FREE USPS Priority Mail shipping to US addresses (International 1st Class Shipping available @$85 each). Your purchase supports CSOBeech.com, still a FREE resource to the Beechcraft community

 


 

IMPORTANT PAR46 DIMENSIONAL INFO - PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING

 

A PAR46 bulb dimension is 46 eighths of an inch (46 x 1/8") or nominally 5.75" in diameter. Below is a chart for PAR bulb dimensions.

 

Please confirm the diameter of your existing bulb to be sure it is indeed a PAR46 format. If you know the existing Bulb PN that your tractor uses (for example GE 4553), you can Google the PN to find a site that will give you the dimensions of your bulb. Click HERE for a list of popular bulb PNs where they list the PAR size. Once again, PAR46 Bulbs are about 5.75" in diameter.

 

 


The PAR46 LED is offered in SPOT beam pattern only. The PAR46 bulb is approximately 5.75" in diameter. The Spot beam is approximately a 30* spread and the bulb is compatible with 12V and 24V electrical systems.

 

Read the wiki definition of "PAR" (parabolic aluminized reflector) HERE

 

If you're still using amp sucking incandescent bulbs in your tractor, teardrop spotlight or off-road vehicle, your electrical system will thank you, especially if your vintage equipment still uses old-school generators, famous for browning out during night operations

 


 

 

 

PAR46 AVAILABILITY UPDATE 2/24/2018:

 

2/24/2018: I have confirmed fitment of the PAR46 bulb for the early B55 Nose Cone and the Travel Air Nose cone bulb mount and also for the inboard wing pods in the Baron, Travel Air and Bonanza. See the below pics!

 

 

 

 

More pictures of the bulb in this PAR46 format mounting can be seen HERE.

 

The new design bulb only needs about 35mm of rear clearance. See dimensions HERE.

 


 

IMPORTANT FITMENT INFO

 

 

1. THIS PAR46 BULB WILL NOT FIT A NOSE GEAR LEG MOUNT

 

BECAUSE THERE IS NOT ENOUGH REAR CLEARANCE FOR

 

THIS BULB TO FIT!

 

 

2. THIS PAR46 BULB NOW IS KNOWN TO FIT THE BARON,

 

TRAVEL AIR & BONANZA INBOARD WING PODS

 

(SEE PICTURES BELOW)

 

 

 

 

 

Bulb features:

PMMA (Plexiglas) Lens (clean with same products you would use for acrylic/plexiglas windows)

3200 Lumens

9-30 Volt DC operating range

Only Available in SPOT Beam

36 Watts Total Consumption (3amps@12V & 1.5amps@24V)

Color Temperature 6000K

 

The PAR46 bulb price is $65, the same as the PAR36.

 

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Installation Tips

 

A good connection method is to crimp two 22-18 gauge (typically red sleeves) ring terminals for a #6 or #8 stud (I forget what the bulb screw terminal is originally) onto the bulb wires. Now place an appropriately sized vinyl sleeve, heat shrink tubing or other insulating material over each ring terminal and slide it out of the way.

Be sure you have previously confirmed which lead is Positive and which is Ground. You do this with a voltmeter or an appropriate voltage test bulb. If you do not know how to make the Positive and Negative voltage wire determination, STOP, phone a friend who does know how to make this determination or call your A&P.

 

Then secure the bulb ring terminal to the wiring. Connect the red bulb wire to the Positive wire and the black bulb wire to the ground wire. Secure each wire to it's ring terminal using a short #6 or #8 screw and nut.

 

 

Star washers on either side will insure torque is maintained over time. Tighten the screw and nut combination and then slide the insulating sleeve over the ring terminal and screw connection and use small wire ties to close both ends of the sleeve over the wires.

 

 

 

AFTER READING THE ABOVE FITMENT INFO YOU CAN BUY

 

 

THE PAR46 BULB NOW USING THE BUTTON BELOW

 

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