Strobe Light Question.
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JeffShultz
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Willis,
You might start here:
http://www.walthers.com/exec/search...words=strobe&instock=Q&split=30&Submit=Search
You might start here:
http://www.walthers.com/exec/search...words=strobe&instock=Q&split=30&Submit=Search
kenw
5th Generation Texian
Mine's a bit more difficult but here's how I did it:
Took a standard yellow LED, chucked it in a variable speed dremel (or a lathe or drill press if you have one) with the leads "inside" the chuck.
Turned the dremel on.....not too fast, not too slow...
Took a small and fine flat file and shaped the LED body to approximate a rooftop strobe of the gumball machine style, including the mounting plate. Be careful how small you turn it or you will get into the working part of the LED. You only want to remove the plastic overmolded "lens".
Painted the mounting plate "section" an appropriate dull silver (or whatever).
2 small holes in the cab roof, solder or whatever the leads, viola!
Took a standard yellow LED, chucked it in a variable speed dremel (or a lathe or drill press if you have one) with the leads "inside" the chuck.
Turned the dremel on.....not too fast, not too slow...
Took a small and fine flat file and shaped the LED body to approximate a rooftop strobe of the gumball machine style, including the mounting plate. Be careful how small you turn it or you will get into the working part of the LED. You only want to remove the plastic overmolded "lens".
Painted the mounting plate "section" an appropriate dull silver (or whatever).
2 small holes in the cab roof, solder or whatever the leads, viola!
Thank's larry. I might have it bassackwards, but they seem to be selling modules to power lighting systems and the links to the examples of their led's proformance are excellent , especially if you are into photography you couldn't ask for better. The pages mention the strobes but I couldn't find it listed as a single unit. What I'm really after is a detail part to put on the cab roof, even non working. I'm quite capable of building a cct to power it except I'm a somewhat lazy critter and haven't done much in electronics in the past 12 years. 
Ken, that's a good idea, but I've already put the order in for a Walter's one. I've got some ties with a distant hobby shop and I won't mess with him by cancelling an item, because he is better than any local hobby shop I've dealt with in the past. I ask, he gets it for me and doesn't rip me off. It's a mutual trust, he ships the stuff to me without payment as soon as he receives it, then I tally up grand total including what the shipping should be (it's never on the bill) and send him a money order. However I've some LED's downstairs no reason not to try your method, and if the Walthers one doesn't come I'll use it.
Cheers Willis
Cheers Willis
Ken, that's a good idea, but I've already put the order in for a Walter's one. I've got some ties with a distant hobby shop and I won't mess with him by cancelling an item, because he is better than any local hobby shop I've dealt with in the past. I ask, he gets it for me and doesn't rip me off. It's a mutual trust, he ships the stuff to me without payment as soon as he receives it, then I tally up grand total including what the shipping should be (it's never on the bill) and send him a money order. However I've some LED's downstairs no reason not to try your method, and if the Walthers one doesn't come I'll use it.
Cheers Willis
Cheers Willis
