Hoskins power supplies

[Two Oh One]

I recently lost a wingtip strobe, and troubleshooting shows the problem is an inop Hoskins 701295-3A power supply.  

A search shows that folks have retrofitted units from Aeroflash and of course Whelen, but used Hoskins units still command good money.  I gather that Whelen power supplies are larger and must be mounted to a different inspection panel, have different flash patterns, and a Hoskins on one wing won't sync with another brand.

If maintaining the sync feature isn't an issue, are there any other reasons why I'd want to roll the dice on another Hoskins unit rather than purchase something new?

LEDs will appear on my wings someday, but my budget is blown on other necessities for a bit.

[bradp]

I believe my Whelen is mounted to a aluminum plate that has both three hole and four hole screw holes. It sits up a couple of cm's but it works well.


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[Two Oh One]

Alright, thanks for the replies guys. Bluehighway, your ad popped up just as I needed a fix, unlike how it usually works out for me.. I very well may take you up on it, I just wanted to hear any input folks had about retrofits.  I'm just a bit leery about buying used electronics (no offense to you), but plug and play is nice for sure.