I am currently in the process of restoring/repairing an FRS/MS-2000M distress signal. The only component I still need to replace is a xenon flash/strobe tube. As I am an amateur/tinkerer, I am having difficulty finding this piece, and randomly purchasing components I find to be similar on eBay is both costly and taking a lot of time. Attached is an image of the tube in question:


Any help would be appreciated, and thanks in advance!

 

Hello,

That is rather smal.
Did you try to look for photographic flash lights?
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=xenon+flash+tube&i=electronics&rh=n:172282,n:3348231&dc&qid=1591989366&rnid=493964&ref=sr_nr_n_1
Unfortunately no dimentions are given on amazon.

Here I found an other page:
http://www.xenonflashlamps.com/en_products1.htm

Bertus

 

That's part of the problem I'm running into. I've been chasing around Nikon and Canon flashes, but most places I look I'm only finding part numbers instead of specifications.

 

What about the flash tube from a disposable camera ?

Les.

 

Through searching here and there, I think I may have found a clue based off of a bad Amazon review. Someone ordering a xenon flash tube for a Nikon SB600 ordered a flash tube off of Amazon, and what the received was the wrong size. They then posted a photo of the original vs what they received, showing me that the original flash tube for a Nikon SB600 is roughly the same size as what I am looking for.

I am now ordering a flash tube replacement for a Nikon SB600. Hopefully this works out. Thanks for the help!