I used to see them on Southern Pacific locomotives going through Alhambra, California in the early 70's. Lead locomotives have presence, but one approaching with a Mars light is an event.
@spacecat7247Ай бұрын
Used to watch them cross mission street in south pasadena
@FFred-us9tw2 жыл бұрын
Looks good. Mars lights are Figure 8. Pyle Gyralites are all elliptical. Each brand had their own patented design.
@wyld_wolfwin2 жыл бұрын
A neat piece of tech
@nikerailfanningttm9046 Жыл бұрын
These things are still in service with my road: Metra.
@concorde2003 Жыл бұрын
Those are made by Gyralite. They trace a circle rather than an 8.
@_ford_crown_victoria_p3 жыл бұрын
This thing is surprisingly quiet
@DistanceNsVeterans2 жыл бұрын
Perfect for locomotives
@jimwoodfield7602 Жыл бұрын
Are you able to take some close ups of the mechanisms that produce this pattern. I have seen the inner workings of the gyralite but this one is a whole different approach.
@MikeVdPCA4 ай бұрын
Can you tell us a bit more about its construction? We see the one set of hinges at the left. Bur, there has to be another set of hinges on the far side, or? A compass gimble uses pivot points at the centers. This uses at least one set of hinges at an edge. When I see these running, the figure 8 looks pretty good -- like a figure 8. Hinges at the side, the physics and optics suggest that the figure 8 won't quite be perfect. What do you see? Thanks!
@concorde20034 ай бұрын
My bad, it's actually an infinity symbol :-)
@brendancassidy21413 ай бұрын
Is there a way to run the wobble function without turning the bulb on?
@robertcottle9580 Жыл бұрын
Do you know of anyone trying to duplicate this light into an HO, or Lionel using LEDS??