A unique beacon if I may say so myself

**Ben G** · January 29th, 2012, 07:37 PM

Around 7-10 years ago I picked up this unusual large pancake style beacon. It is approx 14" in diameter, octagon in shape, and has 2 halogen rotators. They rotate at a standard speed, and the mirrors between them seem to isolate the rotators. There are no markings on this light anywhere. Anyone have information on it ?

Ben

**PC Comms** · January 29th, 2012, 08:12 PM

Man, what a weird bar! It looks like it is specifically designed to block light to either side for about 20 degrees or so. Strange.

**Hoser** · January 29th, 2012, 08:16 PM

More proof the aliens have landed...

**towman88** · January 29th, 2012, 08:17 PM

It looks like it has Code 3 MX style lights in it?

**dmathieu** · January 29th, 2012, 08:23 PM

I have never seen this before. Very interesting!

Dan

**PinballCharlie** · January 29th, 2012, 08:24 PM

Originally Posted by Hoser

More proof the aliens have landed...

Randy, lol BIG Time on the aliens....

**CACBAND** · January 29th, 2012, 08:34 PM

Originally Posted by PC Comms

Man, what a weird bar! It looks like it is specifically designed to block light to either side for about 20 degrees or so. Strange.

Yes but why would you want that?

**dmathieu** · January 29th, 2012, 08:41 PM

Good rear deck light if it wasn't so large.
I wonder if it has front light cut-off.

**MEVS06** · January 29th, 2012, 08:47 PM

Nice

**Respondcode3** · January 29th, 2012, 09:22 PM

looks very chinesse

**JohnMarcson** · January 30th, 2012, 09:02 AM

Someone posted this like 3 boards ago... they bought it on ebay and added some strobes in the empty spots the mirrors make.

It's cousin is below...

**philyumpshus** · January 30th, 2012, 11:26 AM

It reminds me of the (Able 2...?) Stealth bar. I wonder if the sharp angles in the rotator filters create a unique flash effect as opposed to round ones.

**plybeep68** · January 30th, 2012, 01:04 PM

Wow, That's different ! Are you going to do a video? or did i miss it?

**patrol530** · January 30th, 2012, 02:03 PM

Looks like someone got a box pan brake & some flat stock for Christmas.

**Skip Goulet** · January 30th, 2012, 05:52 PM

Originally Posted by Ben G

Around 7-10 years ago I picked up this unusual large pancake style beacon. It is approx 14" in diameter, octagon in shape, and has 2 halogen rotators. They rotate at a standard speed, and the mirrors between them seem to isolate the rotators. There are no markings on this light anywhere. Anyone have information on it ?

Ben

This looks like the 5-0 lights that were seen in some of the Galls catalogs a few years back. The few that I've seen were all red, though.

**stansdds** · January 30th, 2012, 07:04 PM

That looks oddly familiar... I've seen that somewhere before... hmmm...

Oh, yeah, one of the 1960's better sci-fi tv shows!

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**Wailer** · January 31st, 2012, 04:52 AM

From the top it looks like a cut gem stone.

**FedSigFan** · January 31st, 2012, 01:05 PM

With that octagon shape, it looks like it came from the Dharma Initiative on LOST...

**toon80** · January 31st, 2012, 05:31 PM

^^Good one!^^

**flahotrod** · February 4th, 2012, 11:08 AM

That's GREAT, FedSigFan!!

It looks to me like someone started with a stop sign and just worked their way up from there. Great potential for 360 lighting, except for the bizarre mirror configuration and placement. Puzzling.

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