Joe Afonso Posted October 8, 2018 Report Posted October 8, 2018 Does anyone know what the rpm should be for the geared rotating beacon? The reduction is 12 to 1, so thinking a 500 rpm motor will give me about 40 rpm. A 125 rpm motor will yield about 10 rpm, is that too slow? Any info is much appreciated. Joe Quote
Joe Afonso Posted October 8, 2018 Author Report Posted October 8, 2018 Thanks and I’m sure your right, gonna go with the 10 rpm and see how it works, yes will eventually get the strobe replacement unless this thing ends up working ok. Thanks for the comment! Quote
Nokomis449 Posted October 8, 2018 Report Posted October 8, 2018 +1 on the strobe. My Mooney came with both strobe AND rotating beacon and when the beacon stopped rotating,the mechanic suggested removing it rather than repairing it, so I did. Increased useful load by 5 lbs and picked up 10 knots. ;) 1 Quote
Joe Afonso Posted October 8, 2018 Author Report Posted October 8, 2018 Anyone what the service life of these old rotating beacons are? I would predict at least 500 hrs. Quote
carusoam Posted October 8, 2018 Report Posted October 8, 2018 The service life is near infinity... The useful life is near zero... A useless device that lasts forever... clean and grease annually, or each time it stops rotating... Ok, it is probably better than nothing... it may work at night... my C got its beacon replaced by a Whelen strobe... somewhere near 6000 hours in it... My rotating beacon is a shelf decoration... A nice piece of art... for sale $100... has some newer bulbs in it... Interested? A decent LED anti collision light would be good... http://www.whelen.com/aviation/product.php?head_id=11&prod_id=205 Best regards, -a- Quote
Joe Afonso Posted October 9, 2018 Author Report Posted October 9, 2018 On 10/8/2018 at 5:06 PM, carusoam said: The service life is near infinity... The useful life is near zero... A useless device that lasts forever... clean and grease annually, or each time it stops rotating... Ok, it is probably better than nothing... it may work at night... my C got its beacon replaced by a Whelen strobe... somewhere near 6000 hours in it... My rotating beacon is a shelf decoration... A nice piece of art... for sale $100... has some newer bulbs in it... Interested? A decent LED anti collision light would be good... http://www.whelen.com/aviation/product.php?head_id=11&prod_id=205 Best regards, -a- Can you send me a pic? Quote
carusoam Posted October 9, 2018 Report Posted October 9, 2018 Open offer $100 Nobody wants this artwork... hasnt been plugged in for a decade... Was replaced by a more modern welen device... -a- Quote
Joe Afonso Posted October 10, 2018 Author Report Posted October 10, 2018 1 hour ago, carusoam said: Open offer $100 Nobody wants this artwork... hasnt been plugged in for a decade... Was replaced by a more modern welen device... -a- How about 75? It’s likely to only become a paperweight on my desk Quote
Mooney-Mark Posted October 10, 2018 Report Posted October 10, 2018 On 10/8/2018 at 10:49 AM, Nokomis449 said: +1 on the strobe. My Mooney came with both strobe AND rotating beacon and when the beacon stopped rotating,the mechanic suggested removing it rather than repairing it, so I did. Increased useful load by 5 lbs and picked up 10 knots. Awesome! That will get my C up to 165 kts and more leg room in the back seats! 1 Quote
carusoam Posted October 10, 2018 Report Posted October 10, 2018 19 minutes ago, Joe Afonso said: How about 75? It’s likely to only become a paperweight on my desk I tried to price it so it wouldn’t sell... Your plane deserves better. Whelen even builds this device with LEDs nowadays... For the asking price, i’ll Include shipping... if you really need this device. Best regards, -a- Quote
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