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OSP Jetsonic (Ohio State Patrol)

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WPD8908 Regular Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Posts: 904 Location: Toledo, Ohio	Posted: Tue 29-May-2007 17:10    Post subject: OSP Jetsonic (Ohio State Patrol) My department was cleaning out the Attic And I was the proud repcient of an old OSP Jetsonic. I have NO Idea what features this bar has because it was before my time I had expected to get the old one that was on the car when new.. (hopefully someday). But for now this is what I have This is a chain driven lightbar, pic of the powerblock and chain This is like the OSP distress light, this is what makes me believe its an old OSP lightbar , also department bought 12 old OSP bars over the years Here is the model number drivers side area Passanger Side Area An option Im not familar with ??? there is a cutout in the mirrors, kinda weird looking Last edited by WPD8908 on Tue 29-May-2007 18:37; edited 1 time in total
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wildwelder87 Regular Joined: 16 Sep 2006 Posts: 102 Location: Beeville, TX	Posted: Tue 29-May-2007 17:58    Post subject: Cool bar! Maybe someone just cut out that part of the mirrors with some tin snips? I've never seen that before either.
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memorial9c1 Suspended user Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 352	Posted: Tue 29-May-2007 18:40    Post subject: Whats the distress light? LIke a cruise light?
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SafetyLighting Contributing Member Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 900 Location: Rehoboth, MA	Posted: Tue 29-May-2007 18:53    Post subject: I think it's otherwise known as a hostage light. If the trooper is taken hostage he can silently activate this small light to summonse(sp?) help. 911EP's Galaxy's have a hostage light built into them as well. It lights up one of the rear modules at a dimmed intensity.
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WPD8908 Regular Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Posts: 904 Location: Toledo, Ohio	Posted: Tue 29-May-2007 18:53    Post subject: Re: [quote:f871d10c2b=\"memorial9c1\"]Whats the distress light? LIke a cruise light? No this light was used if a trooper was taken hostage, he would flip a hidden switch, and allow the light to steady burn a bright purple, alerting others (police ) he was in trouble

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Posted: Tue 29-May-2007 18:55    Post subject: Re: OSP Jetsonic (Ohio State Patrol)
[quote:ecbb9dfc3e=\"WPD8905\"] An option Im not familar with ??? there is a cutout in the mirrors, kinda weird looking

Looks like they cut that out to get an extra flash to the front...instead of the rotator shining directly back into the mirror..kinda like a dud flash ya know. Back to top    URL memorial9c1
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Posted: Wed 30-May-2007 15:30    Post subject:
Quote: No this light was used if a trooper was taken hostage, he would flip a hidden switch, and allow the light to steady burn a bright purple, alerting others (police ) he was in trouble I have never heard of this Excellent idea.

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Posted: Wed 30-May-2007 16:08    Post subject:
Some things that your bar should be able to do, All lights will spin and be on, All lights spin and front bulbs turned off, All lights should recenter themselves kinda like a vision, All lights should be able to flash and front should be able to cut out. That is how mine was set up. I didnt have the cut thru with the mirrior tho.

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Posted: Wed 30-May-2007 16:17    Post subject: Re:
[quote:7a092158e8=\"RyanS.@VehicleSolutions\"]Some things that your bar should be able to do, All lights will spin and be on, All lights spin and front bulbs turned off, All lights should recenter themselves kinda like a vision, All lights should be able to flash and front should be able to cut out. That is how mine was set up. I didnt have the cut thru with the mirrior tho.

After closer inspection, I think that was done by the street department while they used it

Do you have pics of how it's wired to work like you described

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Posted: Wed 30-May-2007 16:26    Post subject:
This jet does not have the controller board (neither the microswitch on the motor) to do these \"advanced\" features.

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Posted: Wed 30-May-2007 16:32    Post subject:
Yep, no controller board, looks like a TURN-and-BURN type of JetSonic only!

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Posted: Sun 3-Jun-2007 14:47    Post subject:
I have never seen an OSP jetsonic that had any advanced functions. I have also never, ever heard of the hostage light ever actually being used. At least one OSP car had a small light in the grille that was lit when the trooper's wireless mike was operating. I found that out the hard way by seeing one blinking at a traffic stop when i came screaming back around across the median in my POV thinking that it was a duress light and that he was in trouble. He wasn't.

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Posted: Sun 3-Jun-2007 16:56    Post subject: Re:
[quote:9d3bb613b8=\"sendec\"]I have never seen an OSP jetsonic that had any advanced functions. I have also never, ever heard of the hostage light ever actually being used. At least one OSP car had a small light in the grille that was lit when the trooper's wireless mike was operating. I found that out the hard way by seeing one blinking at a traffic stop when i came screaming back around across the median in my POV thinking that it was a duress light and that he was in trouble. He wasn't.

Ive only seen 1 in operation once, before I was a LEO I followed the guy for miles tailgating him flashing my headlights, Until he got pissed and had another trooper pull me over, I explaind to him what I was doing, he was cool, but before that he was pissed Back to top    URL dustymedic
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Posted: Sun 3-Jun-2007 17:02    Post subject: Re:
[quote:1fad3e79e3=\"WPD8905\"][quote:1fad3e79e3=\"RyanS.@VehicleSolutions\"]Some things that your bar should be able to do, All lights will spin and be on, All lights spin and front bulbs turned off, All lights should recenter themselves kinda like a vision, All lights should be able to flash and front should be able to cut out. That is how mine was set up. I didnt have the cut thru with the mirrior tho.

After closer inspection, I think that was done by the street department while they used it

Do you have pics of how it's wired to work like you described

Ryan sounds like you had one of the first generation bars. Later they were dumbed down (too lower the price) the ones OSP had were the second generation. Back to top    URL

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