The Minimizer line also has a full range of colors and mounting options, including stainless steel and composite, plastic brackets. Most styles can be installed in a few hours. Replacement flashers Tridon Aftermarket Division, Stant Manufacturing Inc., Denver, offers a complete line of replacement flashers. Electronic flashers are original equipment replacement products featuring an integrated circuit with a built-in lamp outage indicator with most models. Electro-mechanical flashers are manufactured with electronic precision to last 10 times longer than thermal flashers for applications requiring higher than normal lamp loads.
Thermal flashers are lower cost, variable-load devices designed for light trucks.
Loud flashers provide a clicking signal, fives times more audible than standard flashers. Power generator Teleflex Canada Ltd., Richmond, B.C., has created a new business unit called Proheat Thermal Technology. It also provides 35 amps of 12-volt power to charge the truck's batteries. The entire unit is powered by a 2-cylinder Kubota diesel engine, rated at 13.9 hp. This engine consumes between a pint and a quart of fuel per hour, depending on load.