Thread: FS Magna Beam for the collection.

Last year I saw a dealer that had a FS Magna beam for sale and didnt get it. Hoping that I would run across one. Well it didnt happen till this weekend. I finally got one for the collection. More a collectable now over a vintage light tho. I picked up this NIB, NOS, Dual speed Magna beam model FB 4 SD-c So here is is, a welcome addition.

SD / side facing reflector for dual color capability. Good one.
All were dual speed, but few SD, although you could make a standard MagnaBeam into a SD.

Nice grab Randy!!!!

congrats. that's a great find

I like it, gettin rare!

Thanks guy's I was kickn myself for not grabbing one from last year. Would like to find a NOS half dome in Green and Amber and also Blue. Really liked the CIE Blue one Eric6913 has here My New Federal Signal c.i.e. blue Magna-beam. Also here is the PDF link from FS http://www.pwservice.com/PDF_doc/412...naBeam%20L.pdf

Originally Posted by dmathieu

SD / side facing reflector for dual color capability. Good one.
All were dual speed, but few SD, although you could make a standard MagnaBeam into a SD.

I have a single speed side oriented one...

Originally Posted by Hoser

Thanks guy's I was kickn myself for not grabbing one from last year. Would like to find a NOS half dome in Green and Amber and also Blue. Really liked the CIE Blue one Eric6913 has here My New Federal Signal c.i.e. blue Magna-beam. Also here is the PDF link from FS http://www.pwservice.com/PDF_doc/412...naBeam%20L.pdf

I've got them all.. clear dome and half-dome to clip on top. Red, blue, amber, green. (on an FB3 though)

Nice find, Hoser! I've got an FB4 front-facing dual-speed and they are cool dashlights.

Originally Posted by JohnMarcson

I have a single speed side oriented one...

Never saw one, and, as far as I know, they never advertised that model. Does it have a Magnabeam sticker?
This woud be a rare one.

Originally Posted by JohnMarcson

I have a single speed side oriented one...

John, I was wondering about that when I was reading the PDF here Page Not Found by the way it reads I took it that there were signal speeds but It really doesnt go into as much detail with the Magna beams as it does the Firebeam lights.

Originally Posted by Hoser

Last year I saw a dealer that had a FS Magna beam for sale and didnt get it. Hoping that I would run across one. Well it didnt happen till this weekend. I finally got one for the collection. More a collectable now over a vintage light tho. I picked up this NIB, NOS, Dual speed Magna beam model FB 4 SD-c So here is is, a welcome addition.

Randy, patience always wins, one year is a long wait... Nice light!

Cyril

Nice light Randy !

Single speed, oscillating.... no circuitry for switch, standard single speed setup.... no tag on bottom.... can be set to oscillate in several positions..... it's set to side oscillate.


Could be a single speed rotator with the gears changed.... looks factory though... no signs of things being removed or changed... These are pretty modular.... anything's possible as far as custom order or field upgrade.

I hear ya. Could be either way.

Originally Posted by dmathieu

I hear ya. Could be either way.

I had thought it was a rotator with the arm and extra gear added...... but I just took it apart and the extra wheel/gear doesn't look like it was added, and the worm gear and motor shows no sign of change-out. Odd....

Originally Posted by JohnMarcson

I had thought it was a rotator with the arm and extra gear added...... but I just took it apart and the extra wheel/gear doesn't look like it was added, and the worm gear and motor shows no sign of change-out. Odd....

John from what I can see It looks like nothing has been changed. Interesting though, makes you wonder how many Single Speed are out there??

Originally Posted by fireball3

Randy, patience always wins, one year is a long wait... Nice light!

Cyril

Thanks Cyril and all, I only ran across one on craigslist/ebay cant remember which one, and I believe another member got it......Johns going to have everyone searching for the rare single speed.

Randy,you can make a video please ?

Originally Posted by Fireball

Randy,you can make a video please ?

See what I can do, maybe sometime in the near future.

Cyril. Sorry its not the best video just something from my phone. 1338512670.mp4 video by Randy147 - Photobucket

Thank you