NOS FIREBALL II- AMBER- Additional pics added 6/13/14

[Lt.214]

Hello everyone.

I have added a new piece to the collection, which is a NOS in box AMBER FIREBALL I I . I am pleased to add this piece as I have some very nice FB I I's but none that are NOS with box.

These lights/beacons were some of the last, well built rotating portable lights that FS made. I only have the one picture at this time and it is a cell camera shot, but I wanted to share.







Internals still covered in white grease from Federal Signal:



The date on the motor, May of 1987:



I have only ran it for a few seconds to ensure it functioned. I love this series of Fireball. They are not the originals, but were nice alternative to the original.

Thanks for looking!

Chris

 

[dmathieu]

I love that light. Great grab Chris!

 

[kitn1mcc]

thats a nice light right there

 

[JennyCop]

New in the box is always nice!

 

[Scoot163]

Sweet! Great find!

 

[tsquale]

Very nice find and NOS to boot! :thumbsup:

 

[stansdds]

Sweet!

 

[PinballCharlie]

Very nice!!! I have some NOS blue domes that will fit this if you ever want to change the color..

 

[Lt.214]

Very nice!!! I have some NOS blue domes that will fit this if you ever want to change the color..

Thanks for the offer Charlie, but I am going to keep this one original as ordered since I have the box for it.

Thanks to all who have replied!!

This light will go be going on display with the RED and BLUE FB II's that I have, however they have the tri flash mirror with them.

Chris

 

[Abacus]

It is nice to see well made FS dash lights. We had one of the earlier series in green when they came out.

I remember being very disappointed with the internal construction of the Whelen Cadet when it came out. Cheap motor, poor worm plastic gears, small magnet and the dome broke early on !

 

[Skip Goulet]

Nice, nice, nice...and NOS.   I haven't seen a Fireball II in quite some time.  I ran one in red from 1981 until 1989 on our '71 lowtop Suburban ambulance and it did a neat job.   Nice find!

 

[Lt.214]

Nice, nice, nice...and NOS.   I haven't seen a Fireball II in quite some time.  I ran one in red from 1981 until 1989 on our '71 lowtop Suburban ambulance and it did a neat job.   Nice find!

Thanks, NOS is ALWAYS an added bonus. I too have one in red that I used to use as a dash/throw light(still have it). I have 3 of them, all with the tri flash mirrors. I sometimes want to put my FB 2 back in service as a throw lilght but I am worried about damage or destroying it.

I really like this series of Federal Fireball. I think the bulb/reflector assembly as a unit rotating gives a better "pop" than a reflector rotating around a fixed bulb. But that's just my opinion.

Chris

 

[Skip Goulet]

Thanks, NOS is ALWAYS an added bonus. I too have one in red that I used to use as a dash/throw light(still have it). I have 3 of them, all with the tri flash mirrors. I sometimes want to put my FB 2 back in service as a throw lilght but I am worried about damage or destroying it.

I really like this series of Federal Fireball. I think the bulb/reflector assembly as a unit rotating gives a better "pop" than a reflector rotating around a fixed bulb. But that's just my opinion.

Chris

I forgot to mention that my FBII had the mirror assembly too.  This light replaced my original FB1 that I had used for several years, moving it from ambulance to ambulance.  Made the mistake of loaning it to a vollie friend and haven't seen it in over 20 years.   I eventually replaced the FBII with the strobe version.