Some say it's ugly and stuck in the past, some say it's obnoxious but actually I have seen these in use in NYC and they are very productive. They are bright, they "pop" like old halogens and they get the job done and done well at that.
I like many people here in the comments really wanted to have seen this thing completely lit up. Would have rather seen that then the close up 2 or 3 times there at the end.
Really wish this bar was still for sale. They did another video of this bar years ago outside on an Audi & it was amazing. Sadly they overpriced it & it didn't sell well. I'd buy one if they were still selling em.
Why did he tease us, then not show the money shot, with the ENTIRE light-bar lit up? High school girls loved to do that after winning a football game, we’d eat pizza then they’d offer a handshake while you’re dropping them off at their house at 2am.
@@warhawk3136 I agree with that somewhat, it needs to be large to allow for that circular design on the ends, which were pretty innovative and would be great on a smaller scale with other bars because of the intersection protection.
Green is primarily used to identity Fire Command staff and some states allow it for Security Vehicles. It is also used on snowplows and some agencies have it as a part of their front facing warning colors, in certain states.
Why wont you sell me the rotabeam ive been asking for years for you to sell it to me. Are you selling this bar or are they making it again? I would do anything to buy this bar from you guys. Please sell it to me.
being honest led "rotator" lightbars aren't that efficient, legit rotator lightbars are more efficient and they are brighter and let off a glare which can be seen for a long ways unlike LED
You never demonstrated the bar with all the rotating lights in operation. Have you guys given up on UA-cam because the amount of content on your channel has dropped considerably.
The "rotators" don't actually move. They are Whelen's proprietary Rota beam lights. Imagine the Rota beam heads as LED beacons that illuminate to mimic rotating lights of the 90s-2000s. The dead space could all be filled with more Rota beam modules and the bottom level more 500 series heads. It is bulky though, but if you need a giant bar, this is it
@@Carterthielftw_ Might be good for fire applications but not L.E. can you imagine the drag and wind resistance and the noise you would hear during a hot call or pursuit. Would be absolutely horrible
@@justanotherguyonyoutube9755 thats why its not designed for an FPIU. a scaled down version would be pretty neat though becasue the the shape is actually very practical
You may already be checking, but if not eBay and elightbars.org are what comes to mind for places to search/watch for this lightbar. It wasn't around for too long, so finding one may prove tuff. Best of luck and thank you for watching!😀🚒
@@mr.animation5259 interesting, I don't think Code 3 has a huge market share in the US, they dominate Europe though. Now that I think about it, isint Star Signal owned by Code 3?
I wanted to see the whole thing lit up! Looks really big, when you can get lower profile bars.
How can you make a video on the bar, and not turn on the whole thing?!?
Because it's Stuart that's why ! He's half re_____ !
Why don't you show the entire bar lighted up?
Lit*
Some say it's ugly and stuck in the past, some say it's obnoxious but actually I have seen these in use in NYC and they are very productive. They are bright, they "pop" like old halogens and they get the job done and done well at that.
We like the rotating products too. Like you've said, they're effective and bright at all angles.
Love it.. Wish when I was a sheriff, we had a lot of this tech. Mostly the light bars.
I like many people here in the comments really wanted to have seen this thing completely lit up. Would have rather seen that then the close up 2 or 3 times there at the end.
Really wish this bar was still for sale. They did another video of this bar years ago outside on an Audi & it was amazing. Sadly they overpriced it & it didn't sell well. I'd buy one if they were still selling em.
Agree, the amount of light it put out was phenomenal and I love the way it looks when lights sweep as opposed to just flashing.
I love seeing mirrors again. Still too many holes in the light output for my liking.
Review a lightbar without lighting it up?
Lovely light bar
I would of liked to see this bar light all the way up the last video about it was ages ago
Why did he tease us, then not show the money shot, with the ENTIRE light-bar lit up? High school girls loved to do that after winning a football game, we’d eat pizza then they’d offer a handshake while you’re dropping them off at their house at 2am.
Needs a pair of cascade mirrors
I felt like you were addressing me directly
@@meiermotorsports no, the llightbar lol
Looks like the lightbar the SQ Police used
Chicago Fire Department ambulances used these for a minute
They couldn’t even sync the 500 heads together... common whelen, what are you thinking. You are getting down to FS levels now
This bar is years old and has been used for many demos. It can certainly be synced
Looks like a lot of wasted space to me
It's not fully populated, throughout the entire video they go over the options of this bar.
@@Carterthielftw_ I'm not talking about the 500 series. I'm talking about the overall size of the bar for the lack of upper level lighting.
@@warhawk3136 I agree with that somewhat, it needs to be large to allow for that circular design on the ends, which were pretty innovative and would be great on a smaller scale with other bars because of the intersection protection.
Turn off the subtitle it blocks the lightbar. Also show the whole bar lite up.
what are green lights for?
Green is primarily used to identity Fire Command staff and some states allow it for Security Vehicles. It is also used on snowplows and some agencies have it as a part of their front facing warning colors, in certain states.
I don’t see any point or value to this bar, too much dead space and unnecessary bulkiness.
Absolutely horrendous.
Why wont you sell me the rotabeam ive been asking for years for you to sell it to me. Are you selling this bar or are they making it again? I would do anything to buy this bar from you guys. Please sell it to me.
being honest led "rotator" lightbars
aren't that efficient, legit rotator lightbars are more efficient
and they are brighter and let off a glare which can be seen for a long ways
unlike LED
You never demonstrated the bar with all the rotating lights in operation. Have you guys given up on UA-cam because the amount of content on your channel has dropped considerably.
How much dus light bars cost
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That thing is hideous. Way to bulky, way to much dead space in the bar. Not to mention the inevitability one of the rotators stop rotating.
The "rotators" don't actually move. They are Whelen's proprietary Rota beam lights. Imagine the Rota beam heads as LED beacons that illuminate to mimic rotating lights of the 90s-2000s. The dead space could all be filled with more Rota beam modules and the bottom level more 500 series heads. It is bulky though, but if you need a giant bar, this is it
@@Carterthielftw_ Might be good for fire applications but not L.E. can you imagine the drag and wind resistance and the noise you would hear during a hot call or pursuit. Would be absolutely horrible
@@justanotherguyonyoutube9755 thats why its not designed for an FPIU. a scaled down version would be pretty neat though becasue the the shape is actually very practical
Can u find me one of these anywhere ill pay whatever it takes
You may already be checking, but if not eBay and elightbars.org are what comes to mind for places to search/watch for this lightbar. It wasn't around for too long, so finding one may prove tuff. Best of luck and thank you for watching!😀🚒
C'mon man....didn't even light up the whole bar...really? Thumbs down vote
Rotation and strobe 🤕🤕🤕🤕don't think so....
Waste my time watching the video because you never turn it on wow come on
Its look like the old whelen mx7000
MX7000 is Code 3... not Whelen
@@designeddino Smh. I legit was like "I'm sorry, what did you just say?"
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Isn’t this a old video?
no its up to date its new
It's an old bar, New video
All of Whelens sirens and lights look so cheap to me
They aren't. They're also very good.
@@RedHat2023 every experience I've had, Code 3 and SoundOff Signal is leaps and bounds better. Whelan is just passing and federal signal is subpar
@@mr.animation5259 does code 3 even have a proper lighting software suite like blueprint or cencom?
@@Carterthielftw_ yeah, they call it Matrix. It's not as good as SoundOffs Blueprint in my opinion
@@mr.animation5259 interesting, I don't think Code 3 has a huge market share in the US, they dominate Europe though. Now that I think about it, isint Star Signal owned by Code 3?
Still don’t know how to pronounce Whelen I see. Good deal
Whe len like (We-len)