bluestinger90 said:This is probably a "V" shaped warning light with a much more powerful integrated flood/puddle light option for fire trucks and ambulances that need down lighting.
bluestinger90 said:Here's another awful, AWFUL video teaser by Whelen. Whelen please stop making hip and edgy videos.
I doubt your demographics listen to dub step. Just make them plain and informative like Federal Signal, or Feniex.
jhallgren22 said:So it looks like the bottom portion has a downward slant for puddle light yet the top is a standard light? hmmm
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HILO said:With the increase of European style vans here in the US (Mercedes Sprinter, Nissan NV, Ford Transit 150&250&350, Ram ProMaster), I think these will prove very popular with the ambulance manufactures. It sure seems Fire/EMS specific. Good job Whelen.
Outsider said:Totally new design... M9V 180* full warning and downward scene light, that is fully certified warning and illumination. BRIGHT!!!!!!!!!!! The M6V incorporates ground illumination into the warning fixture, eliminating the need for under body ground lights.
http://www.whelen.com/pb/Automotive/ProductSheets/Lightheads/M6V%20and%20M9V.pdf
leftcoastmark said:Personally, I think they are ticked that FedSig has the patent on the "V" lightbars, so they're "V"-ing everything else just to prove a point.
ERM said:Can someone help explain the intended usage for these? If I understand these heads, they're intended for the sides of vehicles, hence the puddle lights. If the lightheads are pointing to the sides, then why the need to V it? Linear heads already cover the sides.
If you're looking at the vehicle from directly in front or the rear, then yes, the lightheads will stick out a little bit and can be seen, but aren't your grille and deck lights doing their job? Don't get me wrong, they look kind of interesting, but I don't see their advantage.
Tony
nerdly_dood said:I'd say they can be put to good use in back, where doors, equipment compartments and firefighting equipment might get in the way and one might have to make compromises between the desired scene lighting or visual warning, or as secondary lighting plus scene lighting to the sides in addition to other warning. One might make the argument that they're mostly scene lights with a warning light attached, and should be used as such in addition to primary warning lights.
leftcoastmark said:Personally, I think they are ticked that FedSig has the patent on the "V" lightbars, so they're "V"-ing everything else just to prove a point.
C2Installs said:Or, it could be that they were conceived during a conversation about a way around SOS's Intersector patent. Sketched on a napkin, in a jet plane.
Maybe.
I don't think it's FedSig envy...after all, they are the same in concept as the end cap of an Edge/Liberty series lightbar...also a V-shaped reflector array, with an alley light. At least that *might* have been mentioned during the napkin sketch session. Who's to say...