My man! What's up.. Yes.I was specifically brought to this committee for the audible and visual scheme.Also the paint color.The whole while I was thinking of how this could favor The Red Train. Hopefully after this weekend she will be delivered to us.From Florida she will be driven to Middletown,Delaware to Pierce's service center where she will be lettered and scotch-lite will be applied...and other small details that we pointed out during final inspection.
joek0617 No Chevons. Lettering and scotchlite will be done at service ctr. in Middletown,Delaware along with some equipment mounting.Radios and other items will be done also once it arrives in Delaware.
SHE SURE IS MAN - BEAUTIFUL. A family friend of mine has the same type of Red and White Light's plus the same type of Siren's on his Dodge Ram [HEMI] 1500 Pick-up Truck.
Who makes the lower level light heads in the front grill, sides, and rear? Also, the top light bars on the rear top, who makes those and do you know the model numbers? Thanks!!!
The lower perimeter lights are PowerArc models MP13. The Red Train in my video collection also haves Powerarcs,model M90. The mini bars on the rear box body upper corners are Whelen ,I believe models 4520.
Our 2005 new Lexington international tanker has a lot of problems. More so pump side of things but it did need it's computer reset not too long ago. International are cheaper than some of the other brands but they aren't really the most reliable a lot of the time. Same with freitliners. That's why you see those two so much for larger trucking companies. Cause they're cheap.
Those flash patterns of splitting a light head in half (or even fourths, like the "pinwheel" mode some have) are idiotic unless the lighthead is dual color, flash the whole lighthead at once and alternate the red and white heads, much more visible, otherwise might aswell but a lightheads half the size.
napsterbater Yes, not the best pattern for those lights. I wasn't worried so much with the 900's as I was with the PowerArc MP13's. The electrical tech at Road Rescue actually chose that pattern for the 900's. I chose the patterns for the MP 13's, high beams, and Whelen 4520 mini bars.None the less, the chosen patterns and light models do more than the job... Interstate local highway or development.
I've never understood why ambulances like this get over complicated with a ridiculous amount of switches. Our ambulance at my department is the same way. We have a giant console full of switches. I did ride time with the local commercial ambulance company and they have only a few switches not including the basic siren controller. Ironically too we have a Carson siren and being honest it sounds unique but it just doesn't move traffic well. That and the old school lights. I just feel like that many switches is cumbersome especially when you're trying to find a switch for scene lighting or something relatively quickly.
Me personally, I love metal speakers. The sound is better. The Pierce rep messed this up on my ambulance though. I specified 3 metal CPI speakers to run the Carson and the PowerCall sirens. But he ordered 2 CPI's and 2 Whelens.
My question to your statement was,"What is proper lightbars". I didn't ask ,"What is a lightbar?" I did the lights,sirens,and horns on this rig. I'm trying to see what you're getting at with "proper lightbars".
fmartinjr If you "did the lights, sirens, and horns on this rig..." as you say, I'm sure you know this already, but that rig DOESN'T HAVE ANY lightbars. It seems to have a lot of the little square strobes, but no Front and Rear lightbars... I know there are excellent ones available from Federal, Whelen, and Code 3.... Your company may make them too, but it's apparent you didn't put any on this ambulance...Most EMS agencies that I know of would consider that a deal-breaker.... as without the requisite lightbars, we would not be visible enough to other traffic.... not to mention the color being noncompliant...
Yes,I did the lights,sirens,and horns on this rig.Not manufactured them in my kitchen did them,but as in a purchasing committee is formed to order an ambulance,and those devices were ordered by me.I don't know where you're at, but this is the Mid-Atlantic East Coast and thousands of EMS units have flush-mounted Primary warning lights.From D.C. to New York, units have had them since at least the 80's.And a deal-breaker!? The lights,sirens,and horns on this rig cost more than most new cars.And I DO HAVE lightbars on this rig.Whelen 4520's are on the upper rear corners.And non visible to traffic? You can see in the videos I posted that the lights are brilliant,so what are you doubting? There is no strobes on here. All LED's and high beam halogen flashers.
