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From what I know it occurred when the platform went to full LED in the early-mid 2000s. Anyone know the exact year and did the Freedom happen at around the same time? From what I observed in 2000s CT anything strobe that was new was just about gone by 2005-07ish, so it appears the switchover...

I'm curious about how the flashes per minute on strobe beacons and lightbars particularly Whelen evolved from the late 60s through the peak of the Edge era. What I have noticed, and it's my main beef with earlier pre Edge strobe set ups is that they were fairly bright and noticeable but they had...

I think b/c of the CSP lighting forums being reasonably successful it's time to do one for municipal police agencies. CT currently if I'm right requires Red and Blue these days. In the past it was Red+Red until CSP started with the Crossbars in the early 70s. Then many agencies went Blue, some...

I'm curious what it would look like. I think it may have been more efficient too.

I've been curious what people would have purchased and used on emergency vehicles if they had been heading a fleet of rescue and or law enforcement vehicles. To start off on an fire apparatus: Open cab days I'm going Red Federal Model 17. Early closed cabs in the 70s I probably will stick with...

There are a few iconic lightbars that defined eras and technologies. When I think of sealed beam tech Twinsonics ruled. They dominated the 70s and first half of the 80s. They also get credit of being the first fully enclosed multi-beacon powered crossbar. Going into rotators you have the iconic...

Not much out there about it but it looks like it served as Whelen's halogen rotor sandwiched between the era of the Advantedge and Delta. They weren't used by any law enforcement agencies here in CT but a fire Dept. or two had them. Wonder what timespan this model ranged and it's purpose. They...

I'm curious if any old school Whelen gurus have an idea of how to set up a Crossbar to be California compliant using 70s era accessories from Whelen and others or have examples and/or photos.

Look's like a Whelen 80-90h type lightbar. Anyone have details? I think it's Austria.

I know that the CHP did a trial of the Whelen Edge in the late 80s. What set up was used? I believe it would have been J tube era. I've only seen one or two B&W pics and I'm curious how that one was set up.

I've seen many older police units in Canada used lightbars I never seen on US squad cars. Many units into the mid 90s used beacons on a beam (similar to a Whelen Crossbar or a Federal Visibar). Can anyone identify the make and model of these...

This one is interesting. It appears to have used the platform as the FS Twinsonic but used it's Code 3 internals. Did Federal knowingly allow them to do that? There also was a rotor variant probably later on. When was it discontinued also it seems like it peaked slightly after the Twinsonic...

Just curious what the differences are between the two. From what I know the 91h was an update or revision of some sort of the 90h. Also was a similar thing done to the 80h? Also another thing I haven't figured out was when was this series fazed out entirely. From what I've seen they appear to be...

Dallas police used a few interesting red flashing lights in the 60s, anyone know what manufacturer made them and the models used? http://pics.imcdb.org/0is94/30501.8495.jpg , at 5:48, and later they used these.

Any information about this bar? I'm curious of the bar like what it looked like, how it worked, and is there any documentation of one in action?

I was curious about the history and technical evolution of the whelen edge lightbar platform. I know that multiple generations existed from it's inception in 1983 thought to 9M and freedom LED lightbars of the 2000s and 2010s. There isn't a whole lot about it technically like there is for...

I noticed that in the 70s and 80s the troopers used only blue lights, along with several local agencies. I also noticed that in the 80s and 90s on they had the blue side of the bars on the driver side when usually it would be red on drivers side. What was the deal then if anyone here knows the...

I saw this film while I was procrastinating online and I saw this unique lightbar setup on the Sacramento County vehicle I never saw before. I'm curious as to what it is? The quality of the tape is bad but it looks like it could be a Visibar with an electro mechanical siren alleys and a can like...

This is a lightbar setup used in my hometown the New Britain CT Police back in the seventies it looks like it is a Whelen Crossbar though I can't conform, two blue Whelen strobe beacons and it looks like a red Federal 184 in the center. Can anyone conform what this is...

Not much is out on it as much as it's cousin the CTS 1. It appears to have been on the available prior to the CTS 1 but never caught on. Is there any more information anyone has on it, like when did it hit the market, who used them, was it any good, and when was it discontinued?

I think there was, though I could be wrong a California compliant variant of a Federal model 17 that had a clear dome and had the front sealed beam in steady burn red mode and the rear in the blinking amber mode. I'm I just crazy or did this model exist? I thought I saw an image of one online a...

It's quite simple. Why did it not catch on? I know the Edge and Liberties are both staught bars but the Delta was good looking and was fairly effective. I have a soft side for rotors and for me the Delta ranked highly compared to Vistas and Mx7000 models from it's main competitors. Was it to...

Good day reader, My name is Dylan. I'm a twenty something from CT who has had an interest in auto racing, aircraft, history, emergency vehicles and lighting. I stumbled upon this website a few years back while I was inquiring the subject matter covered here in my free time. I come from a middle...

Has there ever been an official California spec Whelen Crossbar setup? If not has there been any Whelen Crossbar setups that have meet California specifications for emergency lighting specifically for police use from the 60s through 80s timeframe?