SaschaUE
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Outstanding job! One of my favorites. :thumbsup:SaschaUE said:Today i finished my Federal Signal Model 175 Hill Light
new gasket kit, new base chrome and all parts cleaned and polished
Skip Goulet said:Very nice work! The 175 was one of my favorite beacons from Federal. I had a nice 1965 Pontiac Consort ambulance that we put into service in 1976. It came with no lights at all. So we put a pair of 175s on the front corners with a center-mounted Q and a pair of red DoRay lollipops between the siren and front beacons, and then added a nice blue Dietz 211-WW (their hill light) behind the Q.
Made for a nice light show. But the first two times (on the same afternoon) that we had to run in that Pontiac, our lights shut down totally on both runs. Turns out that someone had changed out the original 55-amp factory alternator for a 35-amp stock alternator. Too light for the load. So it was quickly replaced with a 65-amp alternator and we never had a problem again. And he got a lot of ooohs and ahhhs with the light display.
Wigwam700 said:Skip more like too much light for the load! :yes: :haha:
Todd
dmathieu said:Yes, Red only, or red and white.
Captain4164 said:Thanks Dan, Ill keep that in mind when I get to mine:thumbsup: