Bulletins 855BS/855BM/855BL Round Beacons

Product Overview

Bulletin 855BS, 855BM, 855BL — Industrial Round Beacons

Build a Catalog Number

• Six colors available
  
• LED illumination functions:
   - Single-color LED with user-selectable steady burning or flashing function
   - Three-color LED (red, green, amber)
   - LED Strobe with user-selectable single or double flash
   - Halogen functions: steady, flashing, or rotating
   - Xenon function: strobe
  
• Surface, NPT conduit, or tube mounting options
  
• UL Type 4/4X/13, IP65
  

Standards Compliance and Certifications

Standards Compliance

UL 508
EN/IEC 60947-1
EN/IEC 60947-5-1
CSA 22.2 No. 14

Certifications

cULus Listed (File No. E14840, Guides NKCR, NKCR7)
CE Marked

Product Selection

Bulletin 855BS — 90 mm Beacons

855BS	–	S		10		RH		3
		a		b		c		d

a			b			c			d
Base Type			Voltage			Function			LED/Lens Color
Code	Description		Code	Description		Code	Description		Code	Description
S	Surface mount⋆		12	12V AC/DC		DH	Steady halogen		345	Green, red, amber&
N	1/2 in. NPT conduit mount		24	24V AC/DC		FH	Flashing halogen		3	Green
T	25 mm tube mount♣		10	120V AC		RH	Rotating halogen		4	Red
			20	240V AC		BR	Xenon tube strobe§		5	Amber
			35	24/48V AC/DC		SL	LED single color selectable steady/flash♦		6	Blue
			45	120/240V AC/DC		ML	LED three color♠ &		7	Clear
						BL	LED strobe selectable single/double flash∇		8	Yellow

⋆ Surface mount base must be installed with rough wall plate for UL Type 4/4X/13 rating, otherwise UL Type 1 only.
§ Not available in 12V AC/DC.
♣ 25 mm tube mount is UL Recognized, other mounting types are UL Listed.
♦ SL function uses 35 (16…60V AC/16…80V DC) and 45 (90…250V AC/DC) voltage codes only.
♠ ML function uses 24, 10, and 20 voltage codes only.
∇ BL function uses 35 (19…52V AC/16…60V DC), 10, and 20 voltage codes only.
& Green, Red, Amber color combination is only valid for the three color LED selection (ML).

90 mm Beacons

Base Type	Voltage	Function	Color	Cat. No.
Surface Mount⋆	24V AC/DC	Steady Halogen	Red	855BS-S24DH4
			Amber	855BS-S24DH5
		Rotating Halogen	Red	855BS-S24RH4
			Amber	855BS-S24RH5
		Xenon Strobe	Red	855BS-S24BR4
			Amber	855BS-S24BR5
	120V AC	Steady Halogen	Red	855BS-S10DH4
			Amber	855BS-S10DH5
		Rotating Halogen	Red	855BS-S10RH4
			Amber	855BS-S10RH5
		Xenon Strobe	Red	855BS-S10BR4
			Amber	855BS-S10BR5
1/2 in. NPT Conduit Mount	24V AC/DC	Steady Halogen	Red	855BS-N24DH4
			Amber	855BS-N24DH5
		Rotating Halogen	Red	855BS-N24RH4
			Amber	855BS-N24RH5
		Xenon Strobe	Red	855BS-N24BR4
			Amber	855BS-N24BR5
	120V AC	Steady Halogen	Red	855BS-N10DH4
			Amber	855BS-N10DH5
		Rotating Halogen	Red	855BS-N10RH4
			Amber	855BS-N10RH5
		Xenon Strobe	Red	855BS-N10BR4
			Amber	855BS-N10BR5

90 mm LED Beacons

Base Type	Voltage	Function	Color	Cat. No.
Surface Mount⋆	24/48V AC/DC	Single-Color LED	Red	855BS-S35SL4
			Amber	855BS-S35SL5
			Blue	855BS-S35SL6
	120/240V AC/DC		Red	855BS-S45SL4
			Amber	855BS-S45SL5
			Blue	855BS-S45SL6
	24V AC/DC	Three-Color LED	Green, Red, Amber	855BS-S24ML345
	120V AC		Green, Red, Amber	855BS-S10ML345
	24/48V AC/DC	Single/Double Strobe LED	Red	855BS-S35BL4
			Amber	855BS-S35BL5
			Blue	855BS-S35BL6
	120V AC		Red	855BS-S10BL4
1/2 in. NPT Conduit Mount	24/48V AC/DC	Single-Color LED	Red	855BS-N35SL4
			Amber	855BS-N35SL5
			Blue	855BS-N35SL6
	120/240V AC/DC		Red	855BS-N45SL4
			Amber	855BS-N45SL5
			Blue	855BS-N45SL6
	24V AC/DC	Three-Color LED	Green, Red, Amber	855BS-N24ML345
	120V AC		Green, Red, Amber	855BS-N10ML345
	24/48V AC/DC	Single/Double Strobe LED	Red	855BS-N35BL4
			Amber	855BS-N35BL5
			Blue	855BS-N35BL6
	120V AC		Red	855BS-N10BL4
⋆ When used outdoors, surface mount base must be installed with rough wall plate for NEMA Type 4/4X/13 rating, otherwise NEMA Type 1 only.

Bulletin 855BM — 120 mm Beacons

855BM	–	S		10		FH		4
		a		b		c		d

a			b			c			d
Base Type			Voltage			Function			Lens Color
Code	Description		Code	Description		Code	Description		Code	Description
S	Surface mount⋆		12	12V AC/DC		DH	Steady halogen		3	Green
N	1/2 in. NPT conduit mount		24	24V AC/DC		FH	Flashing halogen		4	Red
T	25 mm tube mount		10	120V AC		RH	Rotating halogen		5	Amber
			20	240V AC		BR	Xenon strobe§		6	Blue
									7	Clear
									8	Yellow

⋆ When used outdoors surface mount base must be installed with rough wall plate for UL Type 4/4X/13 rating, otherwise UL Type 1 only.
§ Not available in 12V AC/DC.

Base Type	Voltage	Function	Color	Cat. No.
Surface Mount⋆	24V AC/DC	Steady Halogen	Red	855BM-S24DH4
			Amber	855BM-S24DH5
			Blue	855BM-S24DH6
		Rotating Halogen	Red	855BM-S24RH4
			Amber	855BM-S24RH5
			Blue	855BM-S24RH6
		Strobe	Red	855BM-S24BR4
			Amber	855BM-S24BR5
			Blue	855BM-S24BR6
			Clear	855BM-S24BR7
	120V AC	Steady Halogen	Red	855BM-S10DH4
			Amber	855BM-S10DH5
			Blue	855BM-S10DH6
		Rotating Halogen	Red	855BM-S10RH4
			Amber	855BM-S10RH5
			Blue	855BM-S10RH6
		Strobe	Red	855BM-S10BR4
			Amber	855BM-S10BR5
			Blue	855BM-S10BR6
			Clear	855BM-S10BR7
1/2 in. NPT Conduit Mount	24V AC/DC	Steady Halogen	Red	855BM-N24DH4
			Amber	855BM-N24DH5
			Blue	855BM-N24DH6
		Rotating Halogen	Red	855BM-N24RH4
			Amber	855BM-N24RH5
			Blue	855BM-N24RH6
		Strobe	Red	855BM-N24BR4
			Amber	855BM-N24BR5
			Blue	855BM-N24BR6
			Clear	855BM-N24BR7
	120V AC	Steady Halogen	Red	855BM-N10DH4
			Amber	855BM-N10DH5
			Blue	855BM-N10DH6
		Rotating Halogen	Red	855BM-N10RH4
			Amber	855BM-N10RH5
			Blue	855BM-N10RH6
		Strobe	Red	855BM-N10BR4
			Amber	855BM-N10BR5
			Blue	855BM-N10BR6
			Clear	855BM-N10BR7
⋆ When used outdoors surface mount base must be installed with rough wall plate for UL Type 4/4X/13 rating, otherwise UL Type 1 only.

Bulletin 855BL — 160 mm Beacons

855BL	–	N		24		DH		5
		a		b		c		d

a			b			c			d
Base Type			Voltage			Function			Lens Color
Code	Description		Code	Description		Code	Description		Code	Description
S	Surface mount⋆		12	12V AC/DC		DH	Steady halogen		3	Green
N	1 in. NPT conduit mount		24	24V AC/DC		FH	Flashing halogen		4	Red
T	30 mm tube mount		10	120V AC		RH	Rotating halogen		5	Amber
			20	240V AC		BR	Xenon strobe§		6	Blue
									7	Clear
									8	Yellow

⋆ When used outdoors surface mount base must be installed with rough wall plate for UL Type 4/4X/13 rating, otherwise UL Type 1 only.
§ Not available in 12V AC/DC.

Base Type	Voltage	Function	Color	Cat. No.
Surface Mount⋆	24V AC/DC	Steady Halogen	Red	855BL-S24DH4
			Amber	855BL-S24DH5
			Blue	855BL-S24DH6
		Rotating Halogen	Red	855BL-S24RH4
			Amber	855BL-S24RH5
			Blue	855BL-S24RH6
		Strobe	Red	855BL-S24BR4
			Amber	855BL-S24BR5
			Blue	855BL-S24BR6
			Clear	855BL-S24BR7
	120V AC	Steady Halogen	Red	855BL-S10DH4
			Amber	855BL-S10DH5
			Blue	855BL-S10DH6
		Rotating Halogen	Red	855BL-S10RH4
			Amber	855BL-S10RH5
			Blue	855BL-S10RH6
		Strobe	Red	855BL-S10BR4
			Amber	855BL-S10BR5
			Blue	855BL-S10BR6
			Clear	855BL-S10BR7
1 in. NPT Conduit Mount	24V AC/DC	Steady Halogen	Red	855BL-N24DH4
			Amber	855BL-N24DH5
			Blue	855BL-N24DH6
		Rotating Halogen	Red	855BL-N24RH4
			Amber	855BL-N24RH5
			Blue	855BL-N24RH6
		Strobe	Red	855BL-N24BR4
			Amber	855BL-N24BR5
			Blue	855BL-N24BR6
			Clear	855BL-N24BR7
	120V AC	Steady Halogen	Red	855BL-N10DH4
			Amber	855BL-N10DH5
			Blue	855BL-N10DH6
		Rotating Halogen	Red	855BL-N10RH4
			Amber	855BL-N10RH5
			Blue	855BL-N10RH6
		Strobe	Red	855BL-N10BR4
			Amber	855BL-N10BR5
			Blue	855BL-N10BR6
			Clear	855BL-N10BR7

Accessories

Lamps

855B		M	–	LH		10
		a		b		c

a			b			c
Size			Function			Voltage
Code	Description		Code	Description		Code	Description
S	90 mm		LH	Halogen		12	12V AC/DC
M	120 mm					24	24V AC/DC
L	160 mm					10	120V AC
						20	240V AC

Lenses

855B		L	–	AFL		4
		a		b		c

a			b			c
Size			Function			Lens Color
Code	Description		Code	Description		Code	Description
S	90 mm		ASL	Replacement smooth lens§		3	Green
M	120 mm		AFL	Replacement Fresnel lens		4	Red
L	160 mm		ALL	Replacement LED lens♣		5	Amber
						6	Blue
						7	Clear
						8	Yellow

§ Smooth lens for rotating function only.
∆ Fresnel lens not for use with LED beacons.
♣ LED lens for 90 mm only.

Power Module Assemblies

855B		L	–	ARA		10
		a		b		c

a			b			c
Size			Function			Voltage
Code	Description		Code	Description		Code	Description
S	90 mm		ARA	Replacement rotating power module		12	12V AC/DC
M	120 mm		ADA	Replacement steady power module		24	24V AC/DC
L	160 mm		AFA	Replacement flashing power module		10	120V AC
			ABA	Replacement strobe power module		20	240V AC

Miscellaneous Accessories and Replacement Parts

855B		M	–	LS
		a		b

a			b
Size			Function
Code	Description		Code	Description
S	90 mm		ALSG	Lens gaskets (bag of 5)
M	120 mm		AMM	Magnetic mount
L	160 mm		ASFG	Surface mount gaskets (bag of 5)
			AMTG	Metric tube gaskets (bag of 5)
			AWP	Rough wall plate⋆
			AVM	Vertical bracket
			LS	Strobe tube (120 mm or 160 mm only)
			ABS	Surface mount base‡
			ABN	NPT conduit mount base
			ABT	Tube mount base

⋆ Required for UL Type 4/4X/13 rating when using surface mount base outdoors.
‡ When used outdoors surface mount base must be installed with rough wall plate for UL Type 4/4X/13 rating, otherwise UL Type 1 only.

		Description		90 mm	120 mm	160 mm
		Replacement Lamps	Voltage	Cat. No.	Cat. No.	Cat. No.
		Xenon strobe tube		—	855BM-LS	855BL-LS
		Halogen for steady burning, flashing, and rotating illumination functions	12V AC/DC	855BS-LH12	855BM-LH12	855BL-LH12
			24V AC/DC	855BS-LH24	855BM-LH24	855BL-LH24
			120V AC	855BS-LH10	855BM-LH10	855BL-LH10
			240V AC	855BS-LH20	855BM-LH20	855BL-LH20
		Replacement Lenses	Lens Color	Cat. No.	Cat. No.	Cat. No.
		Smooth lens for rotating beacon only	Green	855BS-ASL3	855BM-ASL3	855BL-ASL3
			Red	855BS-ASL4	855BM-ASL4	855BL-ASL4
			Amber	855BS-ASL5	855BM-ASL5	855BL-ASL5
			Blue	855BS-ASL6	855BM-ASL6	855BL-ASL6
			Clear	855BS-ASL7	855BM-ASL7	855BL-ASL7
			Yellow	855BS-ASL8	855BM-ASL8	855BL-ASL8
		Fresnel lens for steady and flashing halogen and xenon strobe functions (not for use in LED beacons)	Green	855BS-AFL3	855BM-AFL3	855BL-AFL3
			Red	855BS-AFL4	855BM-AFL4	855BL-AFL4
			Amber	855BS-AFL5	855BM-AFL5	855BL-AFL5
			Blue	855BS-AFL6	855BM-AFL6	855BL-AFL6
			Clear	855BS-AFL7	855BM-AFL7	855BL-AFL7
			Yellow	855BS-AFL8	855BM-AFL8	855BL-AFL8
		LED lens for 90 mm beacons only	Green	855BS-ALL3	—	—
			Red	855BS-ALL4	—	—
			Amber	855BS-ALL5	—	—
			Blue	855BS-ALL6	—	—
			Clear	855BS-ALL7	—	—
			Yellow	855BS-ALL8	—	—
		Power Modules§	Voltage	Cat. No.	Cat. No.	Cat. No.
		Rotating power module	12V AC/DC	855BS-ARA12	855BM-ARA12	855BL-ARA12
			24V AC/DC	855BS-ARA24	855BM-ARA24	855BL-ARA24
			120V AC	855BS-ARA10	855BM-ARA10	855BL-ARA10
			240V AC	855BS-ARA20	855BM-ARA20	855BL-ARA20
		Steady power module	12V AC/DC	855BS-ADA12	855BM-ADA12	855BL-ADA12
			24V AC/DC	855BS-ADA24	855BM-ADA24	855BL-ADA24
			120V AC	855BS-ADA10	855BM-ADA10	855BL-ADA10
			240V AC	855BS-ADA20	855BM-ADA20	855BL-ADA20
		Flashing power module	12V AC/DC	855BS-AFA12	855BM-AFA12	855BL-AFA12
			24V AC/DC	855BS-AFA24	855BM-AFA24	855BL-AFA24
			120V AC	855BS-AFA10	855BM-AFA10	855BL-AFA10
			240V AC	855BS-AFA20	855BM-AFA20	855BL-AFA20
		Strobe power module	24V AC/DC	855BS-ABA24	855BM-ABA24	855BL-ABA24
			120V AC	855BS-ABA10	855BM-ABA10	855BL-ABA10
			240V AC	855BS-ABA20	855BM-ABA20	855BL-ABA20
§ All power modules include a lamp.

		Description		90 mm	120 mm	160 mm
		Replacement Bases		Cat. No.	Cat. No.	Cat. No.
		Surface mount base⋆		855BS-ABS	855BM-ABS	855BL-ABS
		1/2 in. NPT conduit mount base		855BS-ABN	855BM-ABN	855BL-ABN
		Tube mount base		855BS-ABT	855BM-ABT	855BL-ABT
		Miscellaneous Accessories and Replacement Parts		Cat. No.	Cat. No.	Cat. No.
		Lens gasket (must order in multiples of 5)		855BS-ALSG	855BM-ALSG	855BL-ALSG
		Surface mount gaskets (must order in multiples of 5)		855BS-ASFG	855BM-ASFG	855BL-ASFG
		Tube mount gaskets (must order in multiples of 5)		855BM-AMTG	855BM-AMTG	855BL-AMTG
		Magnetic mount		855BS-AMM	855BM-AMM	855BL-AMM
		Rough wall plate‡		855BS-AWP	855BM-AWP	855BL-AWP
		Vertical bracket		855BS-AVM	855BM-AVM	855BL-AVM
		Screws and washers for rough wall plate and magnetic mount		855BS-ASCW	855BM-ASCW
		Bonding kit (required for bonding between conduit connections)		855BM-ABK
⋆ When used outdoors surface mount base must be installed with rough wall plate for UL Type 4/4X/13 rating.
‡ Required for UL Type 4/4X/13 rating when using surface mount base outdoors.

Specifications

Technical
Housing	Base material	Polycarbonate
	Lenses (all)	Polycarbonate, red, amber, yellow, green, blue, and clear
	Pole mount base	90 mm: polycarbonate 120 mm and 160 mm: aluminum die cast, powder-coated
	Bracket	Powder-coated steel
Protection class		Type 4/4X/13 (surface mount base must be installed with rough wall plate for Type 4/4X/13 rating), IP65
Terminals (120 mm and 160 mm only)		up to 2.5 mm2 (14 AWG)
Operation temperature range		-25…+60 °C (-13…+140 °F); -25…+50 °C (-13…+122 °F), 120 & 160 mm steady halogen, and 120/240V AC single-color LED
Storage temperature range		-25…+85 °C (-13…+185 °F)
Mounting		Horizontal surfaces: indoor — direct to the surface, outdoor — with additional metal plate between surface and base part Vertical surfaces: with bracket, for indoor and outdoor Tube or NPT conduit mounting: for indoor and outdoor

Electrical and Mechanical

Steady Halogen

Flashing Halogen

Strobe

Rotating Light

160 mm

120 mm

90 mm

160 mm

120 mm

90 mm

160 mm

120 mm

90 mm

160 mm

120 mm

90 mm

Halogen bulb

50 W

35 W

20 W

50 W

35 W

20 W

—

—

—

50 W

35 W

20 W

Bulb socket

GY6.35

GY6.35

GY6.35

GY6.35

GY6.35

GY6.35

—

—

—

GY6.35

GY6.35

GY6.35

Strobe energy

—

—

—

—

—

—

31 J

15 J

7 J

—

—

—

Xenon strobe tube

—

—

—

—

—

—

Helical

Helical

Helical

—

—

—

Strobe tube socket

—

—

—

—

—

—

Terminals

Terminals

Terminals

—

—

—

Flashing/Strobe frequency

—

—

—

1 Hz

1 Hz

1 Hz

1 Hz

1 Hz

1 Hz

—

—

—

Rotating speed - selectable via jumper wire

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

90/180 rpm

90/180 rpm

90/180 rpm

Nominal Current

12V AC/DC

4 A

2.9 A

1.6 A

4.2 A

3 A

1.6 A

—

—

—

4.2 A

3.2 A

1.8 A

24V AC/DC

2.1 A

1.5 A

0.8 A

2.1 A

1.5 A

0.8 A

1.9 A

1.3 A

0.48 A

2.3 A

1.7 A

0.95 A

110/120V AC 50/60 Hz

0.42 A

0.29 A

0.2 A

0.42 A

0.3 A

0.2 A

0.7 A

0.32 A

0.21 A

0.58 A

0.32 A

0.30 A

230/240V AC 50 Hz

0.21 A

0.15 A

0.09 A

0.21 A

0.15 A

0.09 A

0.35 A

0.15 A

0.12 A

0.39 A

0.17 A

0.27 A

Weight (Surface Mount)

900 g

500 g

251 g

900 g

500 g

251 g

900 g

500 g

296 g

900 g

500 g

378 g

Weight (Tube Mount)

900 g

500 g

424 g

900 g

500 g

424 g

900 g

500 g

469 g

900 g

500 g

551 g

Electrical and Mechanical
		Single-Color LED	Three-Color LED	Strobe LED
		90 mm
Nominal Current	24V AC/DC	—	155 mA	—
	110/120V AC 50/60 Hz	—	100 mA	70 mA
	230/240V AC 50 Hz	—	105 mA	70 mA
	24/48V AC/DC 50/60 Hz	230…270 mA (16…60V AC/ 16…80V DC)	—	300 mA (19…52V AC/ 16…60V DC)
	120/240V AC	38…43 mA (90…250V AC)	—	—
Weight (Surface Mount)		250 g
Weight (Tube Mount)		450 g

Approximate Dimensions

Dimensions in millimeters (inches). Dimensions are not intended to be used for manufacturing purposes.

90 mm Beacon NPT Conduit Mount



90 mm Beacon Surface Mount



90 mm Beacon Tube Mount



90 mm Beacon Vertical Bracket



90 mm LED Beacon



Dimensions in millimeters (inches). Dimensions are not intended to be used for manufacturing purposes.

120 mm Beacon NPT Conduit Mount





120 mm Beacon Surface Mount



120 mm Beacon Tube Mount





120 mm Beacon Vertical Bracket



Dimensions in millimeters (inches). Dimensions are not intended to be used for manufacturing purposes.

160 mm Beacon NPT Mount



160 mm Beacon Surface Mount



160 mm Beacon Tube Mount





160 mm Beacon Vertical Bracket