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Technical, Techniques, Hints, and Tips => The "Black Arts!" ( Electrics & Electronics ) => Topic started by: timgarrod on December 12, 2013, 11:31:43 pm

Title: Rotating Beacon
Post by: timgarrod on December 12, 2013, 11:31:43 pm
Evening all,

I what to but a rotating blue beacon on the mast of my Dusseldorf instead of a normal flashing LED. the only ones I can find is the one on Astec
https://astecmodels.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1740&osCsid=hhkjczjq (https://astecmodels.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1740&osCsid=hhkjczjq) but it doesn't look right (flashing and not constant spinning)

Does any one know of another one I can buy or are they easy to make. Was going to but SMD LED's and a led badge that spins for the circuit.

Thanks
Tim


Title: Re: Rotating Beacon
Post by: TailUK on December 13, 2013, 09:44:15 am
Have a look at http://www.ngineering.com/index.htm (http://www.ngineering.com/index.htm)  they have all kinds of tricksy lights for the train guys.
Title: Re: Rotating Beacon
Post by: Timo2 on December 13, 2013, 10:35:47 am
Hi Tim


    Check out the links to R2hobbies , it depends on your scale . or is it just for a good looking night sail ?



  http://www.r2hobbies.com/360-rotation-police-petrol-led-light-beacon-oval-for-1-10-to-1-14-rc-car.html (http://www.r2hobbies.com/360-rotation-police-petrol-led-light-beacon-oval-for-1-10-to-1-14-rc-car.html)


      or


  http://www.r2hobbies.com/1-14-rc-police-petrol-car-360-degree-rotation-led-light-cylinder-blue-1.html (http://www.r2hobbies.com/1-14-rc-police-petrol-car-360-degree-rotation-led-light-cylinder-blue-1.html)


 Timo2

Title: Re: Rotating Beacon
Post by: More Coffee on December 13, 2013, 03:44:33 pm
There are two circuit's you could build using a 555 timer IC ..
Instead of a flashing led the circuit allows the led to be faded up and down (off/on). Its as close as a guy can get to the slow pulse of a beacon.
 
http://www.talkingelectronics.com/projects/30%20LED%20Projects/images/UpDownFadingLED.gif (http://www.talkingelectronics.com/projects/30%20LED%20Projects/images/UpDownFadingLED.gif)
 
Title: Re: Rotating Beacon
Post by: timgarrod on December 13, 2013, 06:53:25 pm
cheers all

Title: Re: Rotating Beacon
Post by: KaMeWa on December 15, 2013, 03:35:40 am
Hello Tim,

This small german company has just what you need: http://www.herbundsab.de/epages/62109782.sf/de_DE/?ObjectPath=/Shops/62109782/Categories (http://www.herbundsab.de/epages/62109782.sf/de_DE/?ObjectPath=/Shops/62109782/Categories)

I have a couple of their searchlights, quality and detail level is great!

- Mikko