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Pimpala03 Moderator Joined: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 10752 Location: Union Parish, Louisiana	Posted: Fri 24-Oct-2008 00:02    Post subject: More period correctness.... research help needed Need to know when the following items came into existence so my next project can be period correct. Any help is appreciated. Whelen dual DashMiser (original with CometFlash) Whelen UPS64C (C= CometFlash) strobe power supply Whelen 73 series strobes (dual helix) Whelen PAR46 strobes Code 3 AS-2 (Arrowstick) Halogens
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Druidman227 Regular Joined: 18 Sep 2006 Posts: 629 Location: Bergen County NJ & Wayne County PA	Posted: Fri 24-Oct-2008 18:41    Post subject: ooohh boy, whats Pimp got cookin' now?
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Pimpala03 Moderator Joined: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 10752 Location: Union Parish, Louisiana	Posted: Sat 25-Oct-2008 07:33    Post subject: Re: [quote:5a03b4a360=\"Druidman227\"] whats Pimp got cookin' now? Specin' out one slicktop Camel.

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Posted: Sat 25-Oct-2008 09:36    Post subject: Re: More period correctness.... research help needed
[quote:dae719758e=\"Pimpala03\"]Need to know when the following items came into existence so my next project can be period correct. Any help is appreciated. Whelen dual DashMiser (original with CometFlash) 94 Whelen UPS64C (C= CometFlash) strobe power supply 94 Whelen 73 series strobes (dual helix) 88 Whelen PAR46 strobes 77 Code 3 AS-2 (Arrowstick) Halogens

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Posted: Sat 25-Oct-2008 10:19    Post subject:
Thanks Kit.

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Posted: Sat 25-Oct-2008 11:02    Post subject:
i can remeber the 64C and the dashmiser as the hot items when i was in high school

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Posted: Sat 25-Oct-2008 12:24    Post subject: Re: More period correctness.... research help needed
[quote:0556c53aa6=\"Pimpala03\"]Need to know when the following items came into existence so my next project can be period correct. Any help is appreciated. Whelen dual DashMiser (original with CometFlash) Whelen UPS64C (C= CometFlash) strobe power supply Whelen 73 series strobes (dual helix) Whelen PAR46 strobes Code 3 AS-2 (Arrowstick) Halogens

The original Dashmiser was around the mid 90's and had twistlock strobes; then Whelen changed to the linear.

USP64-C was the early 90's

The dual helix was not the 73 series. It was the Twin Side Beam series (available in dual strobe, strobe/halogen, or halogen/halogen). I think sometime in the 80's when introduced.

Par46 sealed beam strobes since the 70's at least.

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Posted: Sat 25-Oct-2008 12:41    Post subject: Re: More period correctness.... research help needed
[quote:f9fe281df1=\"Pat H.\"]The dual helix was not the 73 series. It was the Twin Side Beam series (available in dual strobe, strobe/halogen, or halogen/halogen). I think sometime in the 80's when introduced.

Well, I've got a pair dual helix strobe units that accept 73 series and some lenses that say Twin Side Beam series. Back to top    URL Pat H.
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Posted: Sat 25-Oct-2008 14:00    Post subject:
I think that the lenses were interchangable. But the 73 series used a single twistlock bulb; which could be either strobe or halogen. The Twin Side Beam heads had the strobes soldered in place and the rear of the housing would have the model name.

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Posted: Sun 26-Oct-2008 21:33    Post subject:
The first Dashmisers were a double flash, available as early as 1991. The quad flash and multiple flash came out later, although 1994 was pretty good as a round guess.

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Posted: Mon 27-Oct-2008 16:46    Post subject: Comet Flash
The UPS64C came out in either 1990 or 1991. I used to sell a lot of Whelen back then and I installed one in a medic truck that was new that year and the power supply was the \"latest\" at that time.

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