tsquale
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Don't seem to come across a lot of these and this one is in fantastic shape. I was surprised with how large it is.
Don't seem to come across a lot of these and this one is in fantastic shape. I was surprised with how large it is.
They're uncommon! I attached a PDF that has a little info about themI was going to buy that and when I went back to the app to pay for it, it was gone! Glad you got, though. I've never seen one like it before, a Code 3 dual reflector beacon.
Holy smokes that’s fast.I have one that I thought was cool because it is essentially replacing sealed beams with reflectors. It reminded me of when the XL9000 became the XL5000 changing from sealed beams to halogen rotating reflectors. I thought it was odd enough to grab one. I thought it went well with my Federal Signal model 100 with a "vector style" suspended bulb and stepper motor. They took the vector tech and replaced the model 100 guts.
Yeah, target tech (amber fed sig) was trying to find an innovative way to use the vision rotators (scaled up). I theorized that initially it was meant to be able to have the speed controlled because the bulb and motor are very separate circuits, but I see no evidence in any catalog of a speed controller to do that. You seem to be stuck with the 125 flash per minute (over 2 per second) setting. Here is the the mid 1990s catalog page.Holy smokes that’s fast.
Central Maine Power used the dual rotator code 3 version on all their trucks when I was growing up.
Oh yeah? Well, Connecticut Light and Power had Whelen 994s on all *their* trucks when *I* was growing up, so nyah-nyah, ya down easter dual rotor one upper
UI company used whelen 1200 then 800 strobes for years. now us and CMP are all under the spanish eye
Yeah you need a two separate rotator design blue one to round things out.So I have two of these, the red one is the same style as the OP's beacon, with a 96 date of manufacture with bayonet lamp fixtures. I have 795x bulbs in it currently. The yellow has a single reflector with an H3 bulb, 2003 date of manufacture. Both lights have metal reflectors. I guess I need a third one to put the blue dome on. Both are magnetic mount lights.
Chris
So I have two of these, the red one is the same style as the OP's beacon, with a 96 date of manufacture with bayonet lamp fixtures. I have 795x bulbs in it currently. The yellow has a single reflector with an H3 bulb, 2003 date of manufacture. Both lights have metal reflectors. I guess I need a third one to put the blue dome on. Both are magnetic mount lights.
Chris