Misc FDNY Apparatus Oddities

[gpdexplorer 46]

Looking through triborough's flickr album, I notice some oddities in some of the apparatus. Also, are pics of the ALF engine on Governor's Island.

Blue Flasher - L3

http://flickr.com/photos/triborough/121054...57594201716211/

Aerodynamic Light Bars - E 221

http://flickr.com/photos/triborough/137194...57594201716211/

ALF

http://flickr.com/photos/triborough/213632...57594201716211/

http://flickr.com/photos/triborough/213631...57594201716211/

http://flickr.com/photos/triborough/213630...57594201716211/

[Box361 2]

Looking through triborough's flickr album, I notice some oddities in some of the apparatus. Also, are pics of the ALF engine on Governor's Island.

Aerodynamic Light Bars - E 221

http://flickr.com/photos/triborough/137194...57594201716211/

The Aerodynamic bars appear to be LED in the clear sections with rotators under the red domes. I can confirm that this was a demo package that was being used as an evaluation for future equipment.

[gpdexplorer 46]

Yea, I thought they looked liked LED modules. Thanx

[IzzyEng4 427]

The ALF clears are strobes, not LEDs. The bars didn;t include LED's when the truck was given to them in the end of 2001 / begining of 2002. LED were still in thier infancy as being on apparatus and Whelen (who builds the bars) did not offer them at that time.

As for the red / blue flasher in the headlights of Ladder 3, the comapny members had to have installed them. I know that's not standard. Now the question is are the alternating flashers or the operate with the hi / lo of a wig wag?

As Artie Johnson would say on Laugh In, "Verrrry Interesting!"

[Box361 2]

The ALF clears are strobes, not LEDs.  The bars didn;t include LED's when the truck was given to them in the end of 2001 / begining of 2002.  LED were still in thier infancy as being on apparatus and Whelen (who builds the bars) did not offer them at that time.

As for the red / blue flasher in the headlights of Ladder 3, the comapny members had to have installed them.  I know that's not standard.  Now the question is are the alternating flashers or the operate with the hi / lo of a wig wag? 

As Artie Johnson would say on Laugh In,  "Verrrry Interesting!"

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I was referring to E221 with the LEDs not the ALF.

[IzzyEng4 427]

I was referring to E221 with the LEDs not the ALF.

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Oops sorry my bad. Little too tired this am when reading.

[RWC130 594]

As for the red / blue flasher in the headlights of Ladder 3, the comapny members had to have installed them. I know that's not standard. Now the question is are the alternating flashers or the operate with the hi / lo of a wig wag?

If you look close at Ladder 3 you will notice that the RED & BLUE flashers

you see replaced the 2 Hi-Beam bulbs of the 4 Headlights.

They flash in a wig-wag pattern as wig-wag headlights would.