AC Load Line Power Flasher by SCR

Here is an unusual flasher circuit for 120VAC loads. The circuit is similar to the two-transistor flasher seen in several circuits in techlib.com except that an SCR is used.
A little circuit trick is hiding in the selection of the 0.1uF capacitor in series with the 1k resistor. When the SCR is off, this capacitor smoothes the ripple from the bridge sufficiently for the transistor flasher circuitry to work properly but when the SCR turns on, the capacitor immediately discharges and will not provide enough current to keep the SCR on.

Read more original source:
http://www.techlib.com/electronics/powerflashers.htm

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