OsciLaser

[EL1998P71]

When I was in Illinois on Aug 7th, the North Aurora rig in this short clip has OsciLasers to the rear.


I always thought they were meant for front use.


Anyone else ever seen these used to the rear?


(clip taken at CEVS www.emergencyvehicleshow.com )

 

[shues]

I've seen Federal Signal TCLF-FM Traffic Clearing Lights, Flush Mounted, used in exactly the same way.

 

[dmathieu]

I've used them on the back of a box trailer. Excellent lights!


Dan

 

[Stendec]

They used to show up on the rear deck of LE cars occasionally.

 

[grfd711]

They used to show up on the rear deck of LE cars occasionally.

I remember a Galls catalog that had that as an example. Gotta see if I can dig that out.

 

[nerdly_dood]

Oscillating lights are some of those things I hate to love. They just don't feel right, I feel obliged to think of them as an abomination... but I don't. Same attitude with LEDs.


That's a pretty unorthodox setup - looks like it's got OsciLasers, plus an amber center strobe, red LEDs up top, and red halogen (might be strobe?) below that. Normally they're all the same style, or halogen and strobe only...

 

[andrewsim]

I love the back of that ambulance, looks very nice running code. The OsciLasers do a great job and are surprising noticeable being mounted at that height.

 

[dustymedic]

Oscillating lights are some of those things I hate to love. They just don't feel right, I feel obliged to think of them as an abomination... but I don't. Same attitude with LEDs.

That's a pretty unorthodox setup - looks like it's got OsciLasers, plus an amber center strobe, red LEDs up top, and red halogen (might be strobe?) below that. Normally they're all the same style, or halogen and strobe only...

Maybe they've been up grading as cash allows??

 

[andrewsim]

I'm fairly certain it was like that the day they got it a couple of years ago, although i guess i could be wrong, i don't make my way down there very often.

 

[pulltotheright]

That was a very common thing around here in the late '90's and early in the 2000's. Had the same set up on the rear of one of my ambulances. I had the FS TCL's and they made so much noise, it was hard to hear the Pt.s during Pt. care. I replaced them with FS Quadraflares in R/A split. Doubled the warning and no noise. Love the oscilaser and the TCL but moving parts are bad. Currently have the roto-lasers on the front of my engine. Looking to replace those as well.


John

 

[ChargerLighting]

I haven't seen them used like in the pic before; cool idea. A Roto-laser seems like it'd be an option too.


Code 3 used to offer a rear deck arrowstick with 1 oscilaser mounted on each top corner of it.

 

[pulltotheright]

Code 3 also used to offer the Slik Stik. Rear deck mounted kinda like an arrow stik but with an angled lens. Usually had 2 strobes or halogen flashers and intersection lights on the ends. I know of someone who replaced the halogen flashers with oscilasers. Or did he mount them on top of the stik, Having trouble remembering right now. Was pretty cool.


John

 

[Abacus]

Code 3 also used to offer the Slik Stik. Rear deck mounted kinda like an arrow stik but with an angled lens. Usually had 2 strobes or halogen flashers and intersection lights on the ends. I know of someone who replaced the halogen flashers with oscilasers. Or did he mount them on top of the stik, Having trouble remembering right now. Was pretty cool.

John

Yes i loved that set up as well - I saw a NOS fully loaded slik stik somewhere for about 300 bucks and regretted not grabbing it. My thought was to rip out the halogens, retrofit LEDS whilst keeping the rear sweep/intersection lights. That would have been novel!

 

[squad 51 fan]

drive up to st.clair fire department there rescue is outfitted allover with oscilazers. scary looking at night!

 

[pondfly]

North Aurora put them on their rigs due to the Fox River, and the grade changes. The area can be really foggy at times, a lot of rigs out there have a combination of some type of light and Halogen added for the extra piercing in the foggy weather.