I did not make the tip up, I made it work for me when I fish at night.
It has a pizzio tweeter that is quite loud as well as a flashing light that is quite bright. I used a home security alarm switch to activate the bells and whistles when the flag goes up. It is powered by a 9Volt battery.
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Gary