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1962 m20c rotating beacon


Joe Afonso

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+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.  ;)

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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-

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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? 

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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!

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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-

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