Thread: Beacon lite help!

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About ten years ago I purchased One of those revolving beacon lites from Raideo Shack. Over the years the Rotating reflector piece fell off and became lost. I was Thinking is there a way I can make this lite just blink on and off, It takes a special kind of bulb so I can't put a ficker bulb in it. Is there something a can buy, and plug the unit into to make it blink? Thanks for any info you can give.

flasher plug $5 & found at most home improvement stores (lighting/electrical dept.) or lighting stores

Awsome. Thank you very much.

Originally Posted by haverghast asylum

About ten years ago I purchased One of those revolving beacon lites from Raideo Shack. Over the years the Rotating reflector piece fell off and became lost. I was Thinking is there a way I can make this lite just blink on and off, It takes a special kind of bulb so I can't put a ficker bulb in it. Is there something a can buy, and plug the unit into to make it blink? Thanks for any info you can give.

Check out a spencers,I got a few of them from them a couple years back
& they came with 3 colored caps-red,blue & yellow. They still have them on they're web site.

I haven't been able to find the flasher plug. I experimented with the fluoresent starters last night, but the blink rate was quite slow. I used both F2 and F5 with an 80 watt flood light.

Is there a brand name on the flasher plug or can you give me more of a description?

They are called winker plugs

Thanks!!

Winker plugs..found them online! As well as the little flat ones (button type), that appear to go in the light socket.

(Winker plug, button, or F starter) Do any of you have a preference and why? I'm just looking for a little discussion and advice.

Originally Posted by luv2cmwork

Thanks!!

Winker plugs..found them online! As well as the little flat ones (button type), that appear to go in the light socket.

(Winker plug, button, or F starter) Do any of you have a preference and why? I'm just looking for a little discussion and advice.

the winker plug would be good for any application where you are not using a standard sized light socket (and the button will not fit) . I have one of these old revolving lights to and it uses a bayonet style bulb so the socket flasher will not work.

Both the winker plugs and the socket flasher will give you a steady flash while the F starters will "flicker"

Thank you everyone..

I went to homedepot and could not find a winker plug