FA-249HA LED Marine Lantern

Range: 3 - 10 NMat 0.74T

The FA-249 Marine Lantern is a rugged, compact and lightweight signal lantern particularly suited for buoys, fixed platforms, bridges, barges, low-powered warning lights and others.

Adapted from the original FA-249 marine lantern due to its widespread use and excellent reputation as a buoy lantern, this state of the art LED system is constructed to withstand the mechanical stresses of service on buoys and includes a number of features designed to endure harsh marine elements while maintaining structural integrity and reducing the need for maintenance.

Features

• A Qualified Product to U. S. Coast Guard Specification 205
• Extremely high flux LEDs mounted on a STABRITE LED array system, driven by specially designed electronics
• LED array available in 1X6, 1X4, 1x8, 3X4 configurations
• Proven lantern design with the flexibility to use the same housing and lens system for both LED and lampchanger systems, and ability to retrofit LED’s into existing installations
• A 3-piece lens mounting system of molded Lexan with stainless steel thumb screws that fully compresses the lens gasket and provides strong positive closure of the lantern
• Ability to accommodate an external photocell, solar array cable and battery cable
• Factory-preset flash characteristics to customer specifications
• 15+1 special programmable position (AM-8 LED Flasher/Controller Unit)
• 255+1 special programmable position (AM-6 LED Flasher/Controller Unit)
• High-efficiency TracSwitcher current controls; 82% of the battery current reaches the LED array on flash; 2 mA idle current between flashes
• Software programmable: Photocell, low voltage disconnect, special flash rhythm, specialized current settings and solar charge control voltage setting
• Optional 365 day timer (AM-6)
• Optional Uniflash®-series GPS synchronizing system, terminal strips, etc
• Optional remote monitoring

Certificates

FM Approved
NI/I/2/ABCD/T6 Ta = +54°C; T5 Ta = +65°C; T4A Ta = +85°C
NI/I/2/IIC/T6 Ta = +54°C; T5 Ta = +65°C
Zone 2
Coding: II 3 G T3; Ta -20°C to +40°C