This is probably the simplest idea to generate flashing light from an LED using AC. The circuit is relatively the simple way of flashing one or more LEDs from a high voltage DC obtained from Mains.

A new low-voltage LED light equipped with a 100 lb. grip magnetic base and 20-in. long bendable gooseneck with double ball joint has been released by Larson Electronics’ magnalight.com A new ...

Many portable electronic devices could benefit from a visual indication when their battery requires replacement. Typical low-battery indicators simply turn on an LED when the battery voltage drops ...

LTspice is a free version of spice from Linear Technology, and it is delightfully easy to use, intuative, and seems to work rather well. Note, there is a flasher version 3 Current through component ...