code 3 ocilaser

[canuck1]

anyone have problems with code 3 ocilaser collecting water inside the lens? Also leading to rusting of the moving parts inside the light?

Any thoughts, comments, suggestions...

thanx in advance...

[sklump]

Yes we had trouble with them, replaced them with LEDs fit the same place and price is about the same.

[lvwrench]

No problem with water collecting but plenty of trouble with vibration causing it to not work. We converted to the led unit. Code 3 makes about 3 different conversions for the oscilaser system. Check with code 3 and they can helpI think it is part number LXOLFX.

[TCFire]

Same here. They gradually stopped working, and from the screws being backed out/tightened numerous times to work on them, the screws were no longer biting into the plastic and leaks started.

[F52Westside]

Spent more time fixing them than using them. We changed all of ours over to whelen rotators.

[STATION2]

We have 2 on the front of our tower. We will never spec them again. We keep losing the ground and the light woggles and waggles but doesn't light up. As already said, we work on them more than they work.

A neighboring department has them on their 75' quint and they never seem to work either. Oh well, lesson learned.

[jfTL41]

Same problems here, fogging, rust, locking up. We ripped them out replace them with whelen LEDs.

[Weruj1]

not to self ...................Code 3 Oscilazers..........bad ...............very bad !

[HFRH28]

All the exterior mount Oscilasers i have ever seen only had bulb problems, that i know of. I think the Oscilaser has a good pattern and is a bit more cost efficient than the Mars 880, but i still like the Federal Signal "Crossfire"

I wander how well they hold up interior mounted?

[cjundt]

We replaced ours with Rotalasers in one truck and the Strobilasers in the other.

Chris

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[pfd4life]

We have them on two engines, no issues in three years.

[XCAPT1]

We had four of them on the front of our Tower. When they worked they moved traffic well, but it was rare to have all four working at one time. We had all the problems mentioned so we changed them all over to strobe lights.

Stay Safe

[FFDexplorer2]

All the exterior mount Oscilasers i have ever seen only had bulb problems, that i know of. I think the Oscilaser has a good pattern and is a bit more cost efficient than the Mars 880, but i still like the Federal Signal "Crossfire"

I wander how well they hold up interior mounted?

The Federal Signal TCLF-BM is excellent. It can be mounted on the bumper as well as the roof. The TCLF-FM is made for flush mounting but I dont know if it can be placed in the headlight cluster. I'll check with my rep and get back to you. Another good light that can be mounted in the headlight cluster is the Federal Signal Fire Ray (tm) LED perimeter light. Check out all of their lights at:Federal Signal Emergency Products

[Dave1983]

Simple fix folks...Replace the ground wire with a larger size (gauge) then use a soft sealent, something that wont harden like a rock so you can still remove the lens to change bulbs. Did that to ours about 5 years ago and no problems since.

[Dave1983]

I think the Oscilaser has a good pattern and is a bit more cost efficient than the Mars 880, but i still like the Federal Signal "Crossfire"

The nice thing about them compared to the Mars is draw. The Code3 uses a lot less juice...I liked the Crossfire as well, but they dont make it anymore.

[SSHANK42]

Had 4, replaced 4.

[canuck1]

Thanx for the replies...

[upstater]

We had them front and back on our midi, which have since been changed over to LED due to regular bulb/movement issues.

We have 2 on the front of our quint. The white never seems to have a problem (less on time or something?). The red has become a California steady burn....

It used to start moving again if you gave it a thump, but that hasn't been working either.

[Elwood]

We have 2 of the code 3 lights in the grill of our Engine. What LED light will fit the hole created by the Code 3 light. We have the same problem , oscillates but does not light up?

[Dave1983]

Again, its a ground problem. Put a heavier ground wire in it and perhaps change what its grounded to, and your problems should go away. That is what we did with ours and 5 years later, still no problems.