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I agree the patterns could be better, but I kinda like the bigger profile on fire apparatus.They started doing this about 2 years ago. I hate them. I think all rotabeams on a slow pattern look terrible and I think the unit as a whole looks terrible. I don’t know if they thought that they’d be saving money (I doubt it b/c Pierce custom fab work costs a pretty penny) or what else was on their mind when they chose that setup over a freedom frame with rotabeams.
I agree the patterns could be better, but I kinda like the bigger profile on fire apparatus.
I HATE the way a lot of departments get a 72" bar and leave half of it empty.
I agree that it’s cool but it won’t ever jump at me like actual motion (just like how electronic mechanical will never do it for me like true mechanical, although Whelen did come close). I’ve never been overly impressed with the SLRs. I understand low pro is the trend, but I wish they had a larger option (larger housing and reflector) to give a bigger footprint for larger apparatus.Simulated rotation with LEDs is cool. But I still WaY prefer actual motion. Federal Signal LED SLRs, Intav LED rotators, Ecco LED rotators.