Also be wary of thoes who think "IF 50% power is good then 100% power is twice as good".
--- In [email protected], "Steve Bosshard \(NU5D\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Early Flash Technology strobes had lots of trouble with the energy from the > flash causing O2 to evolve into O3 that is highly corrosive and caused the > socketed IC's on the controller board to make poor contact in the sockets - > later on they added a vapor shield between the chamber that houses the tube > and the housing for the electronics - Don't know much about shelf life, but > suspect it should be years and not months, and also several years of service > between failures. Sorry I am not much help, Steve NU5D > > > > > > _____ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Doug Zastrow > Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 10:42 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Flash Technology Tower Lighting > > > > Hello All, > > > > In return for free tower space our ham club baby sits a 360 ft. guyed tower. > Looking for anyone with real-world experience with Flash Technology FH-324 > red/white flash tower obstruction lighting. > > > > In the 18 month period following new installation all three red 'beacons' > have failed. Tower mounted flash heads have a coupling transformer, trigger > transformer, RC network and flash tube. > > > > In red beacon failures how often has trouble been in components *other* than > the flash tube? > > > > Is it true red flash tube shelf-life is six months or less? > > > > What has the real-world life expectancy (in operation) of the red flash > tubes been? > > > > FYI, trouble was isolated to the flash heads by swapping cables at the Power > Controllers. Trouble stayed with the flash head. Flash heads failed in > succession over a period of 4-5 months. > > > > Moderator: If this is too far OT don't hesitate to kill. > > > > TIA... > > > > > > Doug Zastrow > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > > * Visit your group "Repeater-Builder > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder> " on the web. > > > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] subject=Unsubscribe> > > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! > <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> Terms of Service. > > > > _____ > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
