left Strobe is broken ...

[NicoN]

2 weeks ago, my left strobe light stopped flashing; the right one does it's job as ever.

I have a 1980 M20K with Nav-Lights and strobe covered by plastic glas.

I already learnt that it is a "Hoskin style" flash light. See the picture attached.

Q1: Where can I get a replacement?

On the RH I have plenty of cable to pull out of the wingtip; I can easily reach the connector. Otherwise on the LH this cable seems pretty short and the connector just appears at the cutout. I cannot easily pull the connector and try the flash tube on the working side.

Q2: According to the Maintenance manual, I am thinking that each side has a separate power supply.Is that true ? First of all , I thought it is ONE power supply somewhere in the fuselage

Q3: Where can I get access to the (much too short) cable?

Q4: In case, I have to replace it by a modern product. Which product do you recommend? I think it should be a combined strobe/Nav light such as Whelen Orion

[Tommy]

Following this thread. 

Yes there are two power supplies each is approx. 30 to 40cm to the win tip inside one of the inspection panel.

You can go full LED.

 

[N201MKTurbo]

I have one of those lamps, I think it works. You could rebuild it with any of the flash tubes from Spruce. Some of them need the wires rearranged  in the Molex connector.

[peevee]

I wrote a how-to on changing the hoskins strobe to a more modern and cheaper a couple years ago. It's super easy. I'll see if I can find it. Also there's a guy with a bulb for sale in classifieds.

 

Here 

 

Edited October 2, 2018 by peevee