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Reply to "Lionel #394 Rotary Beacon"

I am with LV 601 above ... Yea you can play with it over and over and over, but the fix is Air and end of problem. Aquarium air pump is a great solution, and in expensive. I have an air compressor I use for various thing, car tires and such, so I taped into for the air source. I used 1/8 outside diameter clear tubing, it is soft and flexible, drilled an hole in the bottom of the beacon  tower in the corner I wanted to run it up to the top, tacked it several times to the corner strut  with a dab of glue on a tooth pic held it in place with a stick. There are slots below the bulb socket, the heat from the bulb pulls air through them to turn the beacon, I was able to squeeze the 1/8 in OD tubing through one of the slots just enough for the slot to hold it. I used a pressure regulator to reduce the pressure to 20 psi, then a brass needle value to set the air flow to the speed I wanted the beacon to turn. I had all of that stuff because I worked in the pneumatic controls industry. I like LV601's aquarium pump solution... simple and low cost .... don't know if he used an aquarium needle valve to adjust the speed but once you get the tubing just a tad through the slot a valve will adjust the speed. No noise, it just works great ... Every time I look at it I just smile, and think now that was a well worth while little project ... no more fiddling with thing over and over to get it to work.

Hope this helps,

Rick B

OGR Publishing, Inc., 1310 Eastside Centre Ct, Suite 6, Mountain Home, AR 72653
800-980-OGRR (6477)
www.ogaugerr.com

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