Strobe flash tube?

[Joe Larussa]

Anybody have a clue what a replacement part number for this might be? I have Whelen A490TCF power supply. 77 M20J

thanks

Edited September 8, 2016 by Joe Larussa

[jetdriven]

That's a Hoskins tube. I have an aeroflash tube I modified slightly that fits in a hoskins housing. I'll sell it cheap, because it won't triple flash with this TCCF power supply I just bought for it.  It does single or double flash though. 

[rbridges]

that's a previous thread I created, but your bulb looks a little different than mine, but my memory isn't the greatest.  I ended up using an aeroflash bulb.

[kerry]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WHELEN-02-0250276-00-A610-STROBE-FLASHTUBE-NEW-/222245186048?hash=item33bed86a00:g:L1IAAOSwMgdX0x9-&vxp=mtr

This on on ebay looks close to yours

[bradp]

Joe I have the same year as you.  For the stubby wing, the assembly seems to be a Frankenstein of grimes and Hoskins parts that Mooney slapped their own part number on.  You and I both have the whelen power supply to even more Frankenstein ish.  

[OR75]

Just now, bradp said:

Joe I have the same year as you.  For the stubby wing, the assembly seems to be a Frankenstein of grimes and Hoskins parts that Mooney slapped their own part number on.  You and I both have the whelen power supply to even more Frankenstein ish.  

And for the sake of good measure, Mooney made sure that the A650 assembly STC did not include the J model ... it is the same "squared"  wing tip as the C,E, F ... 

so most or the early Js end up of a crappy looking yellowed piece of plastic ... but it is FAA approved !!!

 

[jetdriven]

The Whelen A610 strobe tube won't work. It rattles inside the Hoskins housing and leaks water. The Aeroflash and Hoskins strobe bases have a thick foam piece which seals the tube to the base of the clear glass.  I've got a Aeroflash tube with 25 hours on it you can get it for 30$

[Joe Larussa]

5 hours ago, jetdriven said:

The Whelen A610 strobe tube won't work. It rattles inside the Hoskins housing and leaks water. The Aeroflash and Hoskins strobe bases have a thick foam piece which seals the tube to the base of the clear glass.  I've got a Aeroflash tube with 25 hours on it you can get it for 30$

Well you got that right. I just spent 4 hours trying to get the A610 to fit. I made a mold and made up the difference with RTV. While that may solve some issues the wire comes out the back of the tube not the bottom. It's pretty lame but it will get me through the weekend.

[Joe Larussa]

On September 8, 2016 at 5:34 AM, jetdriven said:

That's a Hoskins tube. I have an aeroflash tube I modified slightly that fits in a hoskins housing. I'll sell it cheap, because it won't triple flash with this TCCF power supply I just bought for it.  It does single or double flash though. 

If you don't mind me asking how did you modify it?

[jetdriven]

It was a larger foam base, for a belly strobe or something. So I shaved the foam base diameter to the size of the Hoskins unit.