Beacon modification fail
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Lightbarnut
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I think it would be neat if a beacon like that could be re-engineered to have all LEDs like the new MSP beacon but instead of flashing it would have a steady burn pattern and the motor chassis itself would rotate. :undecided:
WOW, if he wanted to sell it better he should have set it up in a dark room and shot the video a little less OFF angle. You could not even tell the LEDS were illuminated.
I think if you used something a little more than crap LED panels, that mod might work and be moderately effective, say a 500 series Whelen module.
I think if you used something a little more than crap LED panels, that mod might work and be moderately effective, say a 500 series Whelen module.
LRGJr72
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I agree with the previous posts. Very cool concept, but badly executed. I was imagining the MSP eventually returning to rotating beacons using a concept similar to that seen in the new FS Vision SLR pods. One large rotator reflecting LEDs planted in the bottom of the base facing upward.
PinballCharlie
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Too bad this didn't do what you wanted. It seems like a good idea. Somewhere on the net, I found a rotating beacon using leds. The leds were bottom mounted, directed upwards at a revolving reflector. I believe that it was from Japan or Taiwan. The Tokyo Siren Co, Kyoto Industries, and Patlite all made incandescent or halogen beacons that worked this way, much like a Federal 27 industrial beacon.
OK so here is my stupid Idea, replace the halogen bulbs with a par led bulbs set or steady burn, wouldn't that achieve the same thing? A revolving light with the illumination of led, as for why??? You get the old school look with the illumination and efficiency of led at a cheaper coast than todays led lights.
That's been done too, but LED's generally do not give that "pop" flash like a sealed beam spot lamp.