EquipmentNut
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| Acorn solar powered beacon?
I read in the search function someone either bought or was going to buy an Acorn solar powered 360* beacon.
»strobe-direct.com/catalog/acornp···30.htm#2
If anyone has could you comment on the unit? I'd like something that will last a few years (or more of course) and can be seen for 2 miles or so. |
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viperm
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1 edit | This is an LED setup not a true strobe light so I doubt your going to get very far visually with it.. |
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John Galt
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| said by viperm  :This is an LED setup not a true strobe light so I doubt your going to get very far visually with it.. This is true. You will need to get something that has a real flashtube if you want distance.
These devices are great for local warnings within a few hundred feet. Think along the lines of the flasher units used on construction / road barricades.
Anything more than that...flashtube.
What do you plan on using it for?
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lutful
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| said by John Galt :real flashtube if you want distance. If I may add to John's comment - there are serious legal implications if your tower beacons do not meet local aviation authority standards - planes have crashed 
USA/Canada rules are similar but you could be in Argentina. »www.skywavetower.com/Page12.htm |
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viperm
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| I just did a google and found this place they claim up to 5 year maint free visiable up to 2 miles and its still an LED setup? maybe different technology??
»www.obstructionlights.com/conten···ult.aspx |
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lutful
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| said by viperm :still an LED setup? maybe different technology?? Gallium Nitride (GaN) LEDs will be used in all beacons in the future - they can last forever and use a fraction of the power of Xenon falshtubes.
Single GaN LEDs from Luxeon, Osram and American Brite are upto 100 Lumens already and going brighter everyday. |
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John Galt
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| reply to EquipmentNut
Obstruction lighting for towers usually requires that the unit be "monitored"...meaning that if the unit fails there is an immediate notification to a responsible party.
We had this at the TV station that I worked at. If there was a lamp failure, the Master Control operator was notified within moments and then they called me.
Then I called the local control tower and so on and so forth...
If your tower is under the minimum height that is required to be lighted...and you just want to be able to "see" where your tower is located at night, different rules (if any) apply to you.
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SaladSpoon
join:2004-10-09 | reply to EquipmentNut
I have the carmanah 601 on my tower.
Complete waste of $350. Stay far away from it. 2-3 miles visibility? Riiggght. More like 2000ft if you squint. |
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aSic
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I just figured I'd toss this thing out here. Its a spec sheet for a random medium intensity obstruction lamp I just ran across. Looks interesting. 115 watt led setup. It should put out some serious lumens based on the spec sheet.
»www.dialight.com/%5CReferenceMat···_C-W.pdf
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