No Strobes In One Plane

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jgf

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I'm back, with another panel conundrum. Adding lights, other than landing lights, is a simple matter, I do it often ...but this one stumps me. Added strobes to an OV10, proper lines in the aircraft.cfg -

[LIGHTS]
//Types: 1=beacon, 2=strobe, 3=navigation, 4=cockpit
light.0=3, 1.079, -20.374, 1.564, fx_navred ,
light.1=3, 1.079, 20.374, 1.564, fx_navgre ,
light.2=1, -19.895, -7.01, 6.992, fx_beacon ,
light.3=1, 4.836, 0.00, -2.817, fx_beacon ,
light.4=4, 3.770, 0.00, .039, fx_vclight,
light.5=2, 1.0, -20.374, 1.564, fx_strobe,
light.6=2, 1.0, 20.374, 1.564, fx_strobe,

Placed switch on panel -

gauge45=ov-10a!Strobe Lights, 1404,567,32,45

Load the plane, all lights work except the strobes; click the switch, it momentarily moves to the on position (don't blink or you'll miss it) then immediately off again. This is not a global issue, lights on other aircraft work fine; not a switch problem, tried this switch in another plane and tried other switches in this plane. And while the cfg file overrides the air file, I double checked there also, strobes are enabled. And strobes are also listed in the electrical section on the main bus. Even tried different strobe effects (clutching at straws, switches in other aircraft have worked even if no effects associated with them).
 
That will turn on all the lights ...except the strobes, the switch still pops up then right back down. Also tried the "O" key, for just the strobe lights, same effect.
 
From electrical section of aircraft.cfg -

light_nav=0, 5 , 17.0
light_beacon=0, 5 , 17.0
light_landing=0, 5 , 17.0
light_taxi=0, 5 , 17.0
light_strobe=0, 5 , 17.0
light_panel=0, 5 , 17.0

(this is default, my only additions were to enable strobes in the lights section, add the switch to the panel, and the effects to the wingtips)
 
jgf said:
[LIGHTS]
//Types: 1=beacon, 2=strobe, 3=navigation, 4=cockpit
light.0=3, 1.079, -20.374, 1.564, fx_navred ,
light.1=3, 1.079, 20.374, 1.564, fx_navgre ,
light.2=1, -19.895, -7.01, 6.992, fx_beacon ,
light.3=1, 4.836, 0.00, -2.817, fx_beacon ,
light.4=4, 3.770, 0.00, .039, fx_vclight,
light.5=2, 1.0, -20.374, 1.564, fx_strobe,
light.6=2, 1.0, 20.374, 1.564, fx_strobe,
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Have you tried moving the strobes to the same location as the nav lights?
 
Try an minor change to the .cfg. It may not help but since you are grasping at straws.....

light.5=2, 1.0, -20.374, 1.564, fx_strobe,
light.6=2, 1.0, 20.374, 1.564, fx_strobe,

Make this change:
light.5=2, 1.000,
light.6=2, 1.000,

I noticed on all of my aircraft the first positioning number after the type of light all had the same amount of digits.
 
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