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Suggestions for a safety beacon/strobe for car?

Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2016 4:45 pm
by sniper 55
I'd like to carry an amber flashing beacon for breakdown.accident, I've looked at a few on ebay and theres some really cheap mag mount ones on there, I know you get what you pay for but I don't want to spend a lot for an EDC one to leave in the car.
Anybody got any suggestions??

Thanks.

Re: Suggestions for a safety beacon/strobe for car?

Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2016 5:24 pm
by unsure
here you go , smaller than most and easy to keep in the boot . not to mention cheap . :D

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-24V-Flash ... 1838274448

Re: Suggestions for a safety beacon/strobe for car?

Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2016 7:32 pm
by Yorkshire Andy
Britax. Britax or britax....

You really do get what you pay for!

I have a A100


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BSDqqVbo6QU




http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/18110602 ... 4283617475

Re: Suggestions for a safety beacon/strobe for car?

Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2016 7:51 pm
by Yorkshire Andy
And my dads got a cheaper halogen britax unit

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7OuF77lZ3Fw

Re: Suggestions for a safety beacon/strobe for car?

Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2016 7:59 pm
by Yorkshire Andy
Oh and read up on the laws on use I got pulled a few years back even though it was turned off.... I had a lawful reason to have it fitted but you need to know the rulings.. Around use

That said I've used mine at 3 accidents and always been thanked for my assistance and never had the lighting questioned

Re: Suggestions for a safety beacon/strobe for car?

Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2016 4:41 pm
by tanstaafl
A bit left field but you can get some bloody good torches (1000 lms) that have a strobe function and can be fitted with a amber cap thingy..... 2 birds one stone etc...


Wand thats the word lol https://www.amazon.co.uk/Maglite-ASXX07 ... B0024NLH6M

Re: Suggestions for a safety beacon/strobe for car?

Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2016 4:53 pm
by sniper 55
Thank you all, that Britax looks pretty bright for it's size, it's going to have to wait a week or two though, I'm skint now from Christmas. :)
Thanks again.

Re: Suggestions for a safety beacon/strobe for car?

Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2017 9:39 pm
by Cougar
I went for one of these Lidl and Aldi have them quite often.

https://www.aldi.co.uk/led-warning-ligh ... 8021546100

Re: Suggestions for a safety beacon/strobe for car?

Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2017 10:27 pm
by Yorkshire Andy
Cougar wrote:I went for one of these Lidl and Aldi have them quite often.

https://www.aldi.co.uk/led-warning-ligh ... 8021546100

they are OK but not a patch on the 12v powered units but several can be used to good effect especially to fend off a broken down car

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8LVPgu9VRY

Re: Suggestions for a safety beacon/strobe for car?

Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 12:37 am
by sniper 55
Thanks again for the input, I've actually still got my old Triplight beacon (same as Kojaks teardrop) with yellow and red lens (how it come in the US back in the day) but I can't get the bulbs for it here so no spares.