{"id":30,"date":"2010-01-28T09:00:57","date_gmt":"2010-01-28T14:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trafficsafetyblog.com\/?p=30"},"modified":"2025-05-07T08:33:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T16:33:16","slug":"whats-the-difference-between-a-type-b-barricade-light-and-a-regular-barricade-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trans-supply.com\/blog\/index.php\/whats-the-difference-between-a-type-b-barricade-light-and-a-regular-barricade-light\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s the difference between a type b barricade light and a regular barricade light?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trafficsafetyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/212-3Smedium.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[30]\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trafficsafetyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/212-3Smedium-222x300.jpg\" alt=\"solar assist type b barricade light, type b barricade light, solar type b barricade light, type b flasher\" class=\"wp-image-32\" title=\"212-3Smedium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trans-supply.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/212-3Smedium-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/www.trans-supply.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/212-3Smedium.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>If you need a light that flashes 24\/7, then a <a title=\"type b barricade light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trans-supply.com\/pg\/166\/type-b-light-d-cell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">type b barricade light<\/a> is what you are looking for.&nbsp; Though they cost between $80-$90 (versus a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trans-supply.com\/pg\/254\/yellow-or-red-solar-barricade-light\">regular barricade light<\/a> that costs between $15-$20), that is the only barricade light that you will be able to see during the day and night.&nbsp; Also, type b barricade lights are naturally brighter because they have LEDs in them, so if you are putting up lights for a dangerous area and you want to MAKE SURE people see them, then type b is your best bet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a variety of brands and options of type b barricade lights, so it is important to explore all the possibilities.&nbsp; But first off, realize that ALL type b lights have a hood on them and only flash on one side (all the energy is focused on flashing one way).&nbsp; The four type b barricade lights I know of; Empco 212-3S Solar Assist Model, Empco regular type b, Empco type b d-cell, and Solar Masters fully solar type b light.&nbsp; The &#8220;Solar Assist&#8221; model has 4 d-cell batteries that are &#8216;trickle charged&#8217; by the solar panel when it is outside.&nbsp; The batteries last about 9 months before they have to be replaced.&nbsp; The Empco regular type b takes one or two 6 volt batteries (depending on the model) and the Empco type b d-cell takes (4) d-cell batteries.&nbsp; The d-cell lasts around 60 days, the 12 volt lasts around 60 and the 6 volt lasts around 150 before the batteries has to be replaced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you need a light that flashes 24\/7, then a type b barricade light is what you are looking for.&nbsp; Though they cost between $80-$90 (versus a regular barricade light that costs between $15-$20), that is the only barricade light that you will be able to see during the day and night.&nbsp; Also, type b [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[21,22,23,24],"class_list":["post-30","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-transportation-safety","tag-barricade-light","tag-solar-barricade-light","tag-type-b-barricade-light","tag-type-b-solar-barricade-light"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trans-supply.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trans-supply.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trans-supply.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trans-supply.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trans-supply.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.trans-supply.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2017,"href":"https:\/\/www.trans-supply.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30\/revisions\/2017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trans-supply.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trans-supply.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trans-supply.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}