1. A FLASHER THAT IS USED TO FLASH A LAMP LOAD IN A SERIES CIRCUIT WHICH INCLUDES THE FLASHER, THE LAMP LOAD, AN ELECTRICAL COURCE OF ENERGY AND A MANUALLY OPERABLE SWITCH FOR MAKING AND BREAKING SAID SERIES CIRCUIT, SAID FLASHER COMPRISING: (A) A RELAY HAVING A WINDING AND AN ARMATURE, SAID ARMATURE WHEN THE WINDING IS ENERGIZED CLOSING A CONNECTION BETWEEN ONE TERMINAL OF SAID SOURCE AND SAID SWITCH AND WHEN THE WINDING IS DEENERGIZED OPENING SUCH CONNECTION; (B) A TRANSISTOR CONNECTED IN SERIES WITH SAID WINDING ACROSS SAID SOURCE; (C) A CAPACITOR COUPLED TO THE TRANSISTOR, SAID CAPACITOR WHEN CHARGED RENDERING SAID TRANSISTOR NONCONDUCTING AND WHEN DISCHARGE PERMITTING THE TRANSISTOR TO CONDUCT; (D) RESISTIVE MEANS CONNECTING SAID CAPACITOR TO SAID SOURCE THROUGH SAID ARMATURE WHEN THE WINDING IS ENERGIZED FOR CHARGING THE CAPACITOR AND CONNECTING SAID CAPACITOR TO SAID SWITCH FOR DISCHARGING THE CAPACITOR THROUGH THE LOAD WHEN SAID SWITCH IS CLOSED AND SAID WINDING IS DEENERGIZED, WHEREBY WHEN SAID SWITCH IS CLOSED THE CAPACITOR IS ALTERNATELY CHARGED AND DISCHARGED TO RENDER SAID SEMICONDUCTOR ALTERNETALY NON-CONDUCTIVE AND CONDUCTIVE TO ALTERNATELY DEENERGIZED AND ENERGIZED SAID WINDING AND FLASH THE LAMP LOAD.