I have this idea that I'll install a small map light on either side of the cockpit… I haven't figured out exactly where I'll put the dimmer knobs, or even the lights themselves, but that hasn't stopped me from buying a pair of LED lights and dimmer modules. One of the latter is shown here:
I mounted a dimmer to the F-721A canopy deck on either side of the cockpit, which seemed like an okay location.
I removed the included attachment feet and made some mounting brackets out of scrap alclad. The odd shape is required to clear the traces on the board, and the nutplates are there to allow me to remove the thing later on if it goes blooey.
Just to see if it would all work, I hooked up one of the dimmers to one of the map lights and a bench power supply…
Well, it all works. Eventually I'll find a place to put these.
