Description
The Circuitron 1100 Strobe Flasher Amtrak Style is a flasher driver circuit that produces the distinctive twin-pulse Amtrak-style strobe seen on AEM-7, F40PH, P40 / P42, GG1, and modern Amtrak F59PH / Sprinter ACS-64 locomotives.
What it does: Generates the prototype Amtrak strobe pattern — two rapid pulses followed by a pause — for an LED or small incandescent bulb mounted in the loco shell.
- Flash pattern: Amtrak twin-pulse strobe
- Drives: Single LED or small incandescent
- Power: 12 V DC (from PS-2 5302 or TP-2 / TP-3)
- For: Modern Amtrak passenger locomotive lighting
- Circuitron SKU: 1100 (Walthers 800-1100)
Tip: LEDs require a series resistor — calculate for ~10 mA at your supply voltage.
About Circuitron: A USA-made model-railroad electronics specialist (Maryville, Illinois) founded in the 1970s. Famous for the industry-standard Tortoise slow-motion under-table switch machine and its surface-mount cousin the SMAIL. The full range covers detection (block detectors, Opto-Sensor grade-crossing logic), automation (auto-reversers, external relays, twin-coil alternators), signal / lighting electronics (alternating flashers, ditch-light oscillators, strobe drivers), power supplies, and a complete set of Tortoise / SMAIL replacement parts plus the solderless ZipZ connection system. Most circuits work with AC, DC, or DCC track power unless specifically noted otherwise.
In stock at Oakville Model Trains Depot.