Can Anyone Identify these detective beacons.

[The Drop Tone Siren Guy.]

These pictures are from walker texas ranger season 1 episode 1 the pilot, I've never seen them before, but I lean towards yankee, dietz, or yankee-dietz could someone help me figure out what they are? I'm showing two variations in the pictures so look closely.

 

[DefianceEngineCompany]

These pictures are from walker texas ranger season 1 episode 1 the pilot, I've never seen them before, but I lean towards yankee, dietz, or yankee-dietz could someone help me figure out what they are? I'm showing two variations in the pictures so look closely.

First is a whelen cadet, second is a whelen responder, the other two are to hard to make out

 

[DefianceEngineCompany]

 

[The Drop Tone Siren Guy.]

First is a whelen cadet, second is a whelen responder, the other two are to hard to make out

Thanks, are these rare? I've never seen them anywhere besides this show.

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Those are some nice ones you have, what year are they?

 

[DefianceEngineCompany]

Thanks, are these rare? I've never seen them anywhere besides this show.

Not really

 

[kitn1mcc]

Thanks, are these rare? I've never seen them anywhere besides this show.


Those are some nice ones you have, what year are they?

Not at all. Probally one of whelen most popular products. it was the standard light for the volunteers around here

 

[dmathieu]

All of the throw lights in that episode were Whelen Responder 2nd Generation with newer rotating reflector, and mostly Cadets. The odd looking light in the last 2 pictures were the Responder distorted by camera and motion.

 

[Abacus]

The Cadet is my most disappointing Whelen product. The worm gear was awful and kept slipping. The Code3 and FS throw lights were far better engineered .

 

[The Drop Tone Siren Guy.]

Not at all. Probally one of whelen most popular products. it was the standard light for the volunteers around here

hmm, alright, I'll be on the lookout I suppose then

 

[NPS Ranger]

The Cadet is my most disappointing Whelen product. The worm gear was awful and kept slipping. The Code3 and FS throw lights were far better engineered .

Also the Cadet bulb was only 20 watts which put it at a major disadvantage with other throw lights using a 50 watt 795 bulb.

 

[Abacus]

Also the Cadet bulb was only 20 watts which put it at a major disadvantage with other throw lights using a 50 watt 795 bulb.

Yes! And the magnet was so small you didn't dare slap it on the roof like Kojak.

 

[The Drop Tone Siren Guy.]

Yes! And the magnet was so small you didn't dare slap it on the roof like Kojak.

LOL, his roof light was a fire ball to my knowledge, but then again that was a different time and quality was probably better.

 

[stansdds]

LOL, his roof light was a fire ball to my knowledge, but then again that was a different time and quality was probably better.

The three small magnets on the FB-1 Fireball were not all that powerful and at high speeds, the FB-1 could slide along the surface of the roof. Federal quickly added a hook to the base so that one could slip it over a screw placed into the roof for a more substantial hold to the roof. With the introduction of the FB-11, FS used a single, very large magnet that held very well, no need for a hook.