A unique beacon if I may say so myself - Now for sale

[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

 

[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.

 

[Hoser]

More proof the aliens have landed...

 

[towman88]

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

 

[dmathieu]

I have never seen this before. Very interesting!


Dan

 

[PinballCharlie]

More proof the aliens have landed...

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

 

[CACBAND]

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]

Good rear deck light if it wasn't so large.


I wonder if it has front light cut-off.

 

[MEVS06]

Nice

 

[Respondcode3]

looks very chinesse

 

[JohnMarcson]

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]

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. :undecided:

 

[plybeep68]

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

 

[patrol530]

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

 

[Skip Goulet]

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]

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


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

 

[Wailer]

From the top it looks like a cut gem stone.

 

[FedSigFan]

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

 

[toon80]

^^Good one!^^

 

[flahotrod]

That's GREAT, FedSigFan!! :thumbsup:


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. :undecided:

 

[Ben G]

I have decided to offer this for sale. Since I don't have a reference point to value it, someone pm me with an offer.