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..& pick up only.

Here's one I re-did & sold a while back....kinda wish I would have kept it !

AWWWWW MANNNNNNN THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THOSE PICS ,IM ASSUMING YOU CUSTOM FITTED THE OK SIGN BETWEEN? WOW WHAT A KILLER PIECE!

HERES A SNEEK PEEK PICTURE OF MY ARROW PAINTED,I WILL POST MORE WHEN COMPLETELY FINISHED W/BULBS LIT,THIS COLOR COMBO IS THE OPPOSITE OF YOU ARROW!I REALLY LIKE THE BLACK N WHITE PIC AS WELL! GREAT JOB!

Chris
After getting my neon chilis clock I started looking at all neon stuff. The sequencers, flashers etc kind of work the same.
You have a small motor that spins a cam. the cam is connected to electrical contacts that are like an old telegraph.

the cam spins, raises one of the contacts to the power and the lights connected to that contact come on. the cam raises the next contact in line, those lights come on after the first lights go off.

As they light up one after another, your mind sees them as chasing each other.
You could have all the lights hooked up to this where it blinks all of them off and on at the same time(there are Xmas wall plugs that do this too)

Think of it as pistons in an engine firing each cylinder at a time.

I'm glad to see I am not the only one with an arrow - mine was originally bought for an OK tire store in the 50's and never installed, everything was in the original box, it all worked except one original light bulb. It has the motor and cam sequencer that flashes every other bulb to make it look like it is chasing
I have had it for about 15 years, but even back then the $20 I paid for it was a bargain

I'll give you $30 for it now.(A 50% return on value)

All the different arrows are great looking. Now how about some more photos of them lit up in the dark?

Man! I want one now! Anyone around Mississippi have one for sale? haha!

Those arrows were mass produced and used as an add on to other larger signs. I would like to make a suggestion, See if you can find a sign supply shop near you and ask them if you can buy some sign bulbs to use in this. Sign bulbs are specially designed for use in this type of sign. They are low resistance, 130 volts, and 11 watts They have a nice glow, but are not overwhelming like standard household bulbs. They also use much less electricity, and produce less heat. You can find these bulbs at Lowe's or home depo but they are much more expensive there.

Chris, the sign had the reader in between the arrow, it read "Freds Furniture Sales" I had the OK decals made (36") & applied them....turned out pretty good, this sign had the original chaser motor & points in it, very noisey but worked great. Your sign turned out great, enjoy it !

FINALLY FINISHED, HERE ARE A FEW PICS OF THE PROCESS!THANKS FOR ALL THE INPUT AND HELP!IT WAS FUN,AND THATS WHAT I LOVE ABOUT MY NEW HOBBY WITH "GAS&OIL" IS THAT I NOW GET TO PIDDLE IN THE GARAGE WITH MEANING & MORE IMPORTANTLY I ENJOY MYSELF!ITS A LOT OF FUN! TIME TO GET TO WORK ON THE BENNETT NOW!THANKS AGAIN GUYS!

FINISHED ARROW SIGN, PICS!

That looks good, you gonna hang it at your lot?

Great forum on arrow signs. I just recently purchased an old 60's arrow sign that I am redoing. The arrow has about 80 bulbs on both sides and almost have of them don't work. Any idea how to fix the sockets that aren't working. Could it be that I have the wrong size bulb?? I am just screwing one in to test and then taking out?? Any ideas would be helpful...

Thanks,

Lance

I have an opportunity to purchase one exactly like Chris's Arrow. What are the value of these? The person wants 100.00 bucks But I need to take it down off the pole and it will need to be blasted and repainted. Just wondering if it is worth the trouble and time. Thanks