Question about Southern VP model 531

[nick7542]

Hi Guys:  I picked up this

Southern VP model 531  4 bulb light up over the weekend  in North Carolina for 30.00 dollars.   My question is: The wiring setup does not look like a stock setup. Does anyone out there have one of these lights that could check what the correct setup would be, any pic's would be helpful.   p.s the black tape is wraped around a 3 way wire crimp that is riveted in the middle.    thanks Nick

 

[dmathieu]

Pos to bulbs and motor. Typically a wire nut or crimp connector would do the job.

 

[894]

I have an identical NOS unit stashed-away in a box (for sale-if anyone's interested). I have a swap meet next weekend at which I'll be attending. When I bring it out, I'll look for you. Mine still has the factory mounting hardware and switch rolling around inside of it as well with a single wire exiting the bottom.  

 

[Skip Goulet]

These are nice lights and were SVPs answer to the Dietz 211.   Back when SVP was still in Florida and you could actually buy direct from them, I bought one of these beacons to use on a '75ChevyType II ambulance.  It went up on the center rear of the high roof.

It was one of the nicest beacons we had used: but disaster struck!  One of my drivers lived in an office-campus housing facility for Texas Tech students (my old days in Lubbock).  The building had an attached parking garage and this guy had to make a quick run to his run before coming back to my place.  Without thinking he went into the parking garage: and wouldn't you know it?, he knocked that then-brand-new beacon right off the top of the ambulance.  The kid was almost in tears when he drove up in front of my house in the ambulance-sans-beacon.  I was peeved at his lack of sense, but it was no big deal.  Just happened to have a two-lamp SVP beacon that I had just traded for, and it went in the same spot.

 

[894]

OK. I think i have this attachment thing figured-out. Let's see what this does... This one is the NOS unit I was referring to but the box is gone. The mounting parts and switch with the paper "small parts" pouch is still inside! I hope you can see the way the wiring is through the lens...

 

[Skip Goulet]

OK. I think i have this attachment thing figured-out. Let's see what this does... This one is the NOS unit I was referring to but the box is gone. The mounting parts and switch with the paper "small parts" pouch is still inside! I hope you can see the way the wiring is through the lens...

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Nice! This is just like the one I had  that I mentioned above. Note the Clearwater, FL tag.