Grimes Beacon Help Needed

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I recently acquired a Grimes model 40-0101-14-12 rotating light. It has a nice glass dome and retention ring (not shown) but is missing it’s bulb. It says to use a 1940 lamp. I can probably find one but was curious if another more common bulb found in light bars would work. As I dug further I discovered the motor appears to be missing. Not being familiar with these lights, I can’t tell if anything else is missing. Does anyone know where I might look for a replacement motor. It wouldn’t need to be original as long as it was something that made the housing rotate. The label reads 14 volt DC. Would a 12 volt battery run it? Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[dmathieu]

Any 12 Volt single contact with the same base size, 1156, 1195, Halogen 795X would work.
Th oeg the proper gearing and speed look for a like beacon for parts, hopefully 12 Volt. 12 Volt will spin a 14 Volt beacon, just a little slower.

 

[stlfireman]

I recently acquired a Grimes model 40-0101-14-12 rotating light. It has a nice glass dome and retention ring (not shown) but is missing it’s bulb. It says to use a 1940 lamp. I can probably find one but was curious if another more common bulb found in light bars would work. As I dug further I discovered the motor appears to be missing. Not being familiar with these lights, I can’t tell if anything else is missing. Does anyone know where I might look for a replacement motor. It wouldn’t need to be original as long as it was something that made the housing rotate. The label reads 14 volt DC. Would a 12 volt battery run it? Thanks in advance for any help.

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