Federal Signal Ricochet 4 port vs 6 port strobe power supplies

[Straypuft]

I just purchased a second hand Vista with Ricochet, Was told a strobe power supply was bad, it has 2-4 port Ricochet supplies.

This is my first day with this lightbar, Will a 6 port power supply fit into the space that a 4 port occupies?

 

[Benno]

I don't know if the powersupplies are the same, but at "normal" strobes power supplies for the outboard section the 4- and 6- port supplies have the same size.

If the 4-port Ricochet powersupplies (due to the size) could also be mounted in the center, then I guess a 6-port powersupply would be larger.

 

[Straypuft]

I don't know if the powersupplies are the same, but at "normal" strobes power supplies for the outboard section the 4- and 6- port supplies have the same size.

If the 4-port Ricochet powersupplies (due to the size) could also be mounted in the center, then I guess a 6-port powersupply would be larger.

I think I have learned that the power supplies Ive seen cheap on ebay in the $20 range are for a vehicles electronics bay for controlling hideaways and grill strobes, while the exact replacement 4 ports were around the $100 range which I cannot do at this time,

I have since powered up the bar to find out that the strobes seem to work the way they are supposed to.

 

[JohnMarcson]

I think I have learned that the power supplies Ive seen cheap on ebay in the $20 range are for a vehicles electronics bay for controlling hideaways and grill strobes, while the exact replacement 4 ports were around the $100 range which I cannot do at this time,

I have since powered up the bar to find out that the strobes seem to work the way they are supposed to.

People often don't properly test strobes in the vista because it requires a combination of wires to activate them. Should you need a replacement pull the bad one and take a look at it, they had a few different generations.