how can i make a strobe light for a star ship?

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how can i make a strobe light for a star ship?

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with out buying an exensive kit, i was hoping theres a way to make one flash quick every two seconds for a defiant class star ship.

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Buy a flashing LED and hook it up in series with the other running lights. You will have to put it on a separate circuit, because it will dim other lights, even in parallel, if you hook it in to the main circuit. But it is the poor-man's way to do formation strobes.
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Thanks I'll go around tomorrow if not Monday and after looking on YouTube, I lt looks like the nav lights stay on and th white lights on top strobe
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You can also check out model train electronics. They have strobes for engines. You can swap out the LED, and run fiber optics to the spots you need.
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I'm going to grab modeler brands bag-o-chips and tinker with it
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