Flashers..Which do you prefer?

[Paul Steinberg]

The click clack of the thermal flasher, or the quiet of the motorized flasher...

 

[Mike Stevens]

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I think I like the sound of the cotton/nylon fabric... Oh wait you are talking about car flashers. Have you heard the one that plays Elvis instead of clicking? I think most of them do not click loud enough! Why else would someone drive down the road with a turn signal on for miles?
I want one that taps out in Morse code to all who see 'hey dummy, I am making a turn here'! That blinking light would sure get some attention. Click or hum...makes no difference. They are not on for that long.
Mike

 

[Paul Steinberg]

I was referring to the flasher that operate the emergency lights on ambulances... I thought that an old flasher like you would have realized that... :2gunsfiring_v1:

 

[Kent Martinson - Deceased 1947 - 2019]

I prefer the motorized ones as you can take them apart and fix them.

 

[John ED Renstrom]

me it's what I can get down town. we have a man that runs the parts store here that is on the fire dep and he has a good suppy. he likes the click clack ones. but a motor one you can set the speed on would be nice.

 

[Steve Loftin]

Motorized, for sure...they draw a little more juice, but are/were far more reliable.

 

[Richard Vyse]

I have this on the Lifeliner and works great for me.

 

[John Dorgan - Deceased - 1938 - 2012]

If you compare the price, you can probably buy 20 of the thermal flashers for the price of one motorized flasher. That makes the thermal flasher my choice.
JD

 

[Jeremy D. Ledford]

I prefer the mechanical and motorized kind. I have one of the old Kay-Lab brand flashers that operates my red grille lights on my 73c M-M combo. I love the sound of the click-clack of that flasher unit!

 

[Kevin O'Connell - Deceased - 1954 - 2019]

The last of the alternating thermal flashers (#537) disappeared off the shelves about two years ago. Everything now is electronic. They're OK, but give me a motor-driven flasher any day.