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The SLTH is a semi-flush threshold light that may be used for any category I, II and III ICAO, FAA Cat I and military runway. This fitting may be used for military threshold wing bar lighting too.
BASE: made of a cast aluminium with six holes with threaded inserts for
fastening the light unit by means of six screws (mounting assembly B). The
standard base is supplied complete with one cable lead, consisting of two,
single-pole neoprene leads, size 2.5 sq.mm, 0.770 m long, with FAA L-823
receptacle. On request, special bases without cable leads can be supplied, provided
with holes suitable for conduit connections.
LIGHT UNIT: consists of a treated cast aluminium dome and a treated
cast aluminium lower cover, fastened to the dome by means of three screws
and silicone gasket. The proper mounting of the lower cover is
ensured by a pin located in the lower side of the dome. The dome is
provided with two apertures for beam output. An additional silicone O-ring is
outside placed around the dome to avoid dirt deposits between dome and
mounting assembly. The lower cover is provided with a gland for cable
entry and with a valve for watertightness test. Two suitable
seats are provided on the dome to make easy the light removal.
OPTICAL SYSTEM: consists of two optical glass prisms, each mechanically clamped to the light
dome by means of a steel retainer with silicone gasket. An additional
nylon gasket is placed between each retainer and the relevant prism, to avoid glass-metal direct contact. The prism replacement is quick and easy and doesn’t require any sealing. No
water builds up in front of the prisms, so the light output is not affected
under heavy rainfall.
CABLE LEAD: consists of two, single-pole santoprene leads, size 2.5
sq.mm, 0.700 m long, with FAA L-823 plug, for very quick coupling with the
receptacle mounted on the base. The leads are equipped with female faston
terminal and protected by fiberglass silicone sheath.
LAMPS: two, 105 W, tungsten halogen, 6.6 A, 1000 hour rated life,
complete with dichroic reflector and cable leads with male faston terminal.
The lamps are mounted on a suitable aluminium plate, providing the
required toe-in, through elastic supports for easy and quick
relamping. The lamp plate is fixed to the lower cover through four vibration damping
blocks. Two tinned bare copper plaits are provided between
the lamp plate and the lower cover (through thermoconductive paste) to
improve the heat removal.
FILTERS: two, dichroic green, are mounted in the rear side of the prisms
through suitable stainless steel supports. |