Ha, ha, when I started we had two spinning red lights. That was right after we moved from horses to cars lol. I do like the angle as it’s more visible from the side.
I got this at the Ripon Police Car Show for $100. These are usually much more expensive, upwards of $600 used but I got this one for a really good deal.
What is the need for all those functions? How do cops keep it all straight? What are the different functions used for? Like what kinds of pursuit and response gets which function?
Slide switch 1/2: typically used when parked/on scene. Slide switch 3: primary emergency response mode. Cruise (steady dim) lights: to notify the public of the presence of law enforcement without drawing too much attention. Steady bottom lights: A steady red light is required on all California emergency vehicles while responding. The varying siren tones are used based on the amount of traffic (slower = less traffic, faster = congested areas). Amber traffic advisor/arrow in the rear: to divert traffic a certain direction around the vehicle. White lights: scene lighting.
@thelightguy2 wow, thank you for explaining that. I still can't believe how many different settings there are. In my mind, there are flashing lights, white lights, a siren and a buzzer. So.... 4 buttons or switches? This blew my mind.
What’s the pattern at 1:54 ? I’ve been seeing it as a pattern I want to recreate for my upcoming project but I’m lost as to what it is. It’s gonna be for a Whelen legacy lightbar
1949, saw my 1 st 3/4 turn federal beacon,mars light,unity " hot glass" steady-burn flashers,propello ray,then3 down,1 up white beacon on hills...then strobes...now l.e.d.🤯🧠
I have an AC to 12V DC power converter that plugs into my wall. Using that, I can power the lightbar itself and the controller needed to make it function. For your controller, you can use a serial interface module, a 4, 6, or 9 button controller, or a SmartSiren Platinum like I have here.
Does the light turn on without the controller? Or do you need the controller and the amplifier/relay unit ? I have the light but with no controller. When I hook it up to a 12v source, nothing flashes.
You’ll need the control head. If you’re not planning on having any siren functions, you won’t need the amplifier and you can just connect the ethernet from the lightbar straight to the control head.
This bar specifically uses a CAT5 cable to connect to whats called a Serial Interface Module to flash the lights with 12V imputs, or connect to a Siren Unit such as Pathfinder system and Smart Siren platinum system to program custom light patterns or preset patterns.
(Laughs in original Vector light bar, circa 1990's). Nice toy; glad they still have a 3-position mechanical switch with all those other buttons. "Wash, spin, rinse...wait, what??"
@@thelightguy2 The town I live in near Chicago still had some Vectors on the Emergency Management cars as of a couple of years ago. But I haven't seen EM out assisting PD/FD in a long time.
They are like that on some models, this specific one was ex-LAPD so the bottom lights were only used for the CA steady burn, hence only having red and blue.
Very nice deonnstration! I like how it interacts with the different siren tones and horn, something I have yet to see in person. My home county has these and uses that code 3 flash pattern (code 1 and 2 are different), but they have theirs built to where the red and blue will swap sides during the pattern.
@@thelightguy2 I want something like that but without all the other bells and whistles. I do like all of the yellow light functions and patterns too. I just don't need red and blue, or sirens. Thanks for responding
@fredsilvers1427 Sounds like you'd want just an amber traffic advisor bar and a couple beacons, and some white scene lights all around. Or you can incorporate that all into a Whelen Liberty 1, they're easily customizable.
@thelightguy2 thank you. I'll look into that. I work in construction inspections and have found myself in uncomfortable situations too many times with cars flying by. Plus, I'm a flashlight/any kind of ridiculously bright light for night work guy, lol. I'm going to push for all of our technicians to receive something similar for our work trucks in the name of safety. If corporate doesn't go for it, then I'm going to find a way to buy them myself.
@@fredsilvers1427 I see. Yeah, you should really look into getting some lights on your trucks, even though they should've provided you with them in the first place. That'll really help a lot with diverting traffic and increasing visibility.
All the functions in this video can be programmed through the Federal Signal Convergence software. It should also be available on their serial interface modules.
@@thelightguy2 I just hadn’t seen an option to steady burn just those two when I was in it earlier. Assuming something to do with the relays and how the individual lights are connected as well?
@@chrisprep www.amazon.com/PowerMax-PM4-60A-Converter-Battery/dp/B01ER3LGYY/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=15ZDCS785HRQX&keywords=powermax%2B60%2Bamp%2Bpower%2Bconverter&qid=1701492205&sprefix=powermax%2B60%2Bamppower%2Bconverter%2Caps%2C170&sr=8-3&th=1&psc=1 It’s not the exact one, but it’s basically the same.
Is this stuff for sale? Don't worry I wouldn't be using this for illegal stuff,I was planning on to import a police car from America and have it as a personality vehicle
@@4.6lv8crownvictoria8 oh I see what you mean. Yeah, you can find these on ebay, facebook marketplace, and some others. Ebay is cutting down on red/blue lights but it’s a good place to find parts. These bars can be a bit pricey at times, you just gotta look for good deals.
@@Zaltic I'm just an old guy. The Halogen Rotators with TCL's and Intersection lights. "IE MX7000, Federal Signal Streethawk, Federal Signal Firehawk (1997).
@Zaltic I'm just an old-school Halogen Rotator with TCL and Intersection lights kind of guy. My favorite light bars are the MX7000, Federal Signal Streethawk, Federal Signal Firehawk (1997). There are a couple of companies that are making knockoffs of the last two. Just my opinion.
This has to be hands the best light bar ever made!! The brightness is blinding and angles are brilliant. Love this light bar!!
I agree, I love this bar too!
Id have to disagree. Its ugly as all ever. It may be bright, yeah, but it lacks in appearance.
@@zarand2554 in 600 years anthropologists will confirm the valor as the best lightbar ever made in human history. mark my words.
@@zarand2554well it’s not there for good looks after all :p
@@zarand2554it's used for service, not for looks :p
The most perfect lightbar ever designed.
Right
I don’t want to see it in my rearview mirror ever.
So apparently there's a whole lightbar subculture I knew nothing about. Down the rabbit hole I go.
I just discovered it..This would've been the dream when I was a kid as I was obsessed with lightbars lol
i joined it to make police cars for gta5, welcome
Yep, here I am, traveling through this maze of lightbar demos and exploration of lightbars.
Where ya been !?
Welcome !!!
There is. Complete Facebook groups about them. I put an old mx7000 bar on a 2021 service truck. Don’t care for the led bars.
How the lights sync with the siren… perfection 🤌
I’m glad you like it!
Loved it. I’m impressed with it. Just the design and multiple sequences available. Federal Signal is far superior.
I want this light bar to just play around with, it looks really cool and bright
2:07 I love that, how do they do it?
Very nice light bar, alot of department's use this and it is very well known, I love it.
So many areas don’t use the red color anymore because the blue color can be seen from much greater distances!
the angles of it make it look cooler! it looks like it would light up every side of the road it is on!
Hello , the first police car I drove in the UK had a single blue light, tiny thing, it was in 1986. How times have changed. Ged
Ha, ha, when I started we had two spinning red lights. That was right after we moved from horses to cars lol. I do like the angle as it’s more visible from the side.
Where did you get one of these? i want to get one for Christmas because i already have the series B controller
I got this at the Ripon Police Car Show for $100. These are usually much more expensive, upwards of $600 used but I got this one for a really good deal.
@@thelightguy2 Whattt i bought the controller for it. he was going to sell me the whole set for 300
that is an amazing deal!!@@thelightguy2
@@thelightguy2wow
My third favourite light bar.
1:48 thats my favorite part. Dang near every dept. In Georgia has it now, besides some departments.
yeah, the valor seems to be becoming the "standard" lightbar for everyone like the liberty was 10 years ago
@@schmal911 true
What is the need for all those functions? How do cops keep it all straight? What are the different functions used for? Like what kinds of pursuit and response gets which function?
Slide switch 1/2: typically used when parked/on scene. Slide switch 3: primary emergency response mode. Cruise (steady dim) lights: to notify the public of the presence of law enforcement without drawing too much attention. Steady bottom lights: A steady red light is required on all California emergency vehicles while responding. The varying siren tones are used based on the amount of traffic (slower = less traffic, faster = congested areas). Amber traffic advisor/arrow in the rear: to divert traffic a certain direction around the vehicle. White lights: scene lighting.
@thelightguy2 wow, thank you for explaining that. I still can't believe how many different settings there are. In my mind, there are flashing lights, white lights, a siren and a buzzer. So.... 4 buttons or switches? This blew my mind.
Great!! After 35 years it makes me wish I was back out on patrol again. Uh, no. KIDDING!😂
2:17 love that pattern! A lot of California agencies uses it, notably lapd
Yeah, that’s probably one of my first or second favorite ones!
Yeah it’s my fav pattern too
What’s the name of that siren phase?
@@jjrich9717 I don’t know. Try looking it up
@@jjrich9717 Ultra Hi-Lo
The light is absolutely brilliant, sounds like a store check out though. Lol!
What’s the pattern at 1:54 ? I’ve been seeing it as a pattern I want to recreate for my upcoming project but I’m lost as to what it is. It’s gonna be for a Whelen legacy lightbar
@@Iceobelisk1 That’s Pattern 27 on FedSig’s Valor pattern video, near the end.
1949, saw my 1 st 3/4 turn federal beacon,mars light,unity " hot glass" steady-burn flashers,propello ray,then3 down,1 up white beacon on hills...then strobes...now l.e.d.🤯🧠
I have lots of valors, but have no idea how to program or test them. How do you bench test them?
I have an AC to 12V DC power converter that plugs into my wall. Using that, I can power the lightbar itself and the controller needed to make it function. For your controller, you can use a serial interface module, a 4, 6, or 9 button controller, or a SmartSiren Platinum like I have here.
Where can you get one of these?
I think this might be similar to the hidden lightbar in GTAV on the Stainer they released in December.
Bruh
Can you get the light bar in amber and white? Whay are the color options
watched this , and saw the 999 Subs so had to fix that for you ! Congrats on 1k Subs
Thank you so much!!
Do you have to program the light bars or do they come with a set pattern ?
These need either a serial interface module, a 4, 6, or 9 button controller, or an SSP3000 like I have here. You will need to program these.
oh ok, thanks for the info
@@thelightguy2
@@thelightguy2any SSP3000 or it has to be the SSP3000B model?
@@SkippyPB. any should work.
It’s the light bar from Erlc!
That’s right!
Great job you guys
Easily my favourite bar, very nice 👍👍
We have them….the guts are modular….every five years or so, we replace the cover…. Federal makes good stuff.
I love the white with the red and blue
what is that yellow line at the back of the lightbar that moves to the right or left for?
That’s the traffic advisor, it tells traffic which way to merge or move.
Does the light turn on without the controller? Or do you need the controller and the amplifier/relay unit ? I have the light but with no controller. When I hook it up to a 12v source, nothing flashes.
You’ll need the control head. If you’re not planning on having any siren functions, you won’t need the amplifier and you can just connect the ethernet from the lightbar straight to the control head.
@@thelightguy2 thanks
This bar specifically uses a CAT5 cable to connect to whats called a Serial Interface Module to flash the lights with 12V imputs, or connect to a Siren Unit such as Pathfinder system and Smart Siren platinum system to program custom light patterns or preset patterns.
This is cool, but why are there so many different patterns? When would they need to be used?
For other police depts.
Every department has their own preferences on when and where to use each pattern.
Where 2 get 1?
What kind of external flasher control module is it hooked up to?
The actual flasher is inside the lightbar, and the functions are being controlled by a SmartSiren Platinum (SSP3000B).
(Laughs in original Vector light bar, circa 1990's). Nice toy; glad they still have a 3-position mechanical switch with all those other buttons. "Wash, spin, rinse...wait, what??"
Haha! I actually do have an original Vector bar, just needs some work.
@@thelightguy2 The town I live in near Chicago still had some Vectors on the Emergency Management cars as of a couple of years ago. But I haven't seen EM out assisting PD/FD in a long time.
Where can I buy lights like this
What country has these? Haven't seen them in the Southeastern US that I know of.
These are used all throughout the US. One agency in the southeastern US that has them is FHP.
I love this lightbar where could i buy it?
So. Your changing the flash patterns with the top left row second button ?
That button is only for the flash function of the rear traffic advisor.
@@thelightguy2 how are you able to change all the flash patterns. My department is mainly Whelen. So this is definitely new territory for me
@@Sammydx1 there’s a computer software where you can program flash patterns and siren tones, as well as some other things.
How much does it cost?
What siren is with this lightbar
@@tyler_playz306 SmartSiren Platinum SSP3000B
Man I’d love to see something like this with a rainbow pattern lol
Kinda feel like they could of made the bottom feet lights multi color so they can go white for take down.
They are like that on some models, this specific one was ex-LAPD so the bottom lights were only used for the CA steady burn, hence only having red and blue.
What do they use this on I’ve never seen one all departments use Whelen in Georgia
These are typically used on law enforcement vehicles around the US. I guess Georgia just has less of these.
beautiful
where did u get that i want to get one
Wait is that an LAPD lightbar or LASD??
They both use the same lightbar.
The CHP uses a similar one, right?
No, the CHP uses Whelen Liberty bars.
@@thelightguy2 Oh okay.
Very nice deonnstration! I like how it interacts with the different siren tones and horn, something I have yet to see in person. My home county has these and uses that code 3 flash pattern (code 1 and 2 are different), but they have theirs built to where the red and blue will swap sides during the pattern.
Cool! Sounds like they have a dual color red/blue model.
@@thelightguy2 They do and it's really cool to watch. They didn't get amber in the rear however so the traffic advisor is split red and blue.
Put it on your car and see if it can get you through a traffic jam lol
I’ll get arrested before I even find a traffic jam lmao
How bright is the white light? Does it give you that information?
All I know is that it’s pretty bright haha!
@@thelightguy2 I want something like that but without all the other bells and whistles. I do like all of the yellow light functions and patterns too. I just don't need red and blue, or sirens. Thanks for responding
@fredsilvers1427 Sounds like you'd want just an amber traffic advisor bar and a couple beacons, and some white scene lights all around. Or you can incorporate that all into a Whelen Liberty 1, they're easily customizable.
@thelightguy2 thank you. I'll look into that. I work in construction inspections and have found myself in uncomfortable situations too many times with cars flying by. Plus, I'm a flashlight/any kind of ridiculously bright light for night work guy, lol. I'm going to push for all of our technicians to receive something similar for our work trucks in the name of safety. If corporate doesn't go for it, then I'm going to find a way to buy them myself.
@@fredsilvers1427 I see. Yeah, you should really look into getting some lights on your trucks, even though they should've provided you with them in the first place. That'll really help a lot with diverting traffic and increasing visibility.
Where'd you get this? It's awesome!
I got this at a police car show. Glad you like it!
Impressive.
I know FHP has these on most of their cars?
That’s correct.
that must have been a lot of programming. how do u do that?
@@smithfirebuff23 it’s not too complicated, it’s all done through the Convergence Configuration Software.
@@thelightguy2 is that a website?
@@smithfirebuff23 it’s a program you can download from the fedsig website.
What did you do to get the take downs steady burn?
All the functions in this video can be programmed through the Federal Signal Convergence software. It should also be available on their serial interface modules.
@@thelightguy2 I just hadn’t seen an option to steady burn just those two when I was in it earlier. Assuming something to do with the relays and how the individual lights are connected as well?
I play a game that has this, but it'd do for an upgrade
Would be funny to use it as a home alarm
thats so cool i want one
What do you use a power your light bar?
I use an AC to 12V DC power converter that plugs into my wall outlet.
@@thelightguy2 amazon? Would you happen to have the link?
@@chrisprep www.amazon.com/PowerMax-PM4-60A-Converter-Battery/dp/B01ER3LGYY/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=15ZDCS785HRQX&keywords=powermax%2B60%2Bamp%2Bpower%2Bconverter&qid=1701492205&sprefix=powermax%2B60%2Bamppower%2Bconverter%2Caps%2C170&sr=8-3&th=1&psc=1
It’s not the exact one, but it’s basically the same.
these are the lights my uncle saw before going to big boy school
Nice did you make it yourself
where did you get this, I legally need it
I got this at a swap meet.
That's sick
Can a regular civilian get THIS?
@@Vadim-Goeke Yes, but you can’t use it on your car in public.
@@thelightguy2 are you allowed to mount it BUT not use it?
@@Vadim-Goeke You would have to refer to the local laws in your area but I believe you should be fine if you don’t turn it on.
@@thelightguy2 COOL
Not bad but really no point doing back lights if can’t even see them except flashing off the wall
Fantastic
Sold, how much 🚒💸
Is here only police officers?
❤Federal Signal
i want one lemme buy that 💀
Greatest ever
In gtav I got dat kind of siren bar sharp on sle cruiser car
I wish I could have one
Seems like a very complicated product with too many settings. Very bright though. I'll bet it's expensive.
It's a great lightbar, but yes it's expensive. I found this one for a good deal though.
Had a Whelan lightbar many years ago. It was 100% more of this thing.
Is this stuff for sale?
Don't worry I wouldn't be using this for illegal stuff,I was planning on to import a police car from America and have it as a personality vehicle
This is not for sale, it’s part of my personal collection.
@@thelightguy2 no what I'm saying is this stuff for sale?..Like can I buy these used?..If so how much do they usually sell?
@@4.6lv8crownvictoria8 oh I see what you mean. Yeah, you can find these on ebay, facebook marketplace, and some others. Ebay is cutting down on red/blue lights but it’s a good place to find parts. These bars can be a bit pricey at times, you just gotta look for good deals.
@@thelightguy2 damn man.Hoping to get my hands on a old taurus,Slap on a sheriff paint job and drive it around my country
Beautiful and nice ^^b
That could be used to light up a night club.
These are amazing light bars but dang. Imma have a seizure
Damn
I'm not a fan of LED's. But, this is a very cool light bar. Thanks for sharing.
I’m glad you like it!
What don’t you like about LEDs?
It today's age of people barely even paying attention LEDs are very necessary
@@Zaltic I'm just an old guy. The Halogen Rotators with TCL's and Intersection lights.
"IE MX7000, Federal Signal Streethawk, Federal Signal Firehawk (1997).
@Zaltic I'm just an old-school Halogen Rotator with TCL and Intersection lights kind of guy. My favorite light bars are the MX7000, Federal Signal Streethawk, Federal Signal Firehawk (1997). There are a couple of companies that are making knockoffs of the last two. Just my opinion.
A trigger warning would be good for people who are prone to seizures
Maybe don’t click on a video full of flashing lights in the first place…
Verry attractive
1:48- 2:17
i hadta put my hands behind my back as i watched this video and threw myself on the ground and got into the back of my neighbors ford
ok
I am Jelly man NICE
Federal signal…. Making the worst flash patterns since 1901
LSPDFR
LAPD
nypd should switch to this
LAPD
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I think these light bars are the ugliest things ever.
Lol, "valor".
That lightbar is sick,love to have one in my man cave.How much does it cost and where can you buy one!
I got this one for a really good deal at a police car show. Most of these are around $550-700 dollars each.
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