Meet Omen | Introducing the New Firetech Omen Warning Lightbar | FDIC 2023
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- čas přidán 17. 05. 2023
- Introducing Omen, FireTech's all new Warning Light Bar.
Every FireTech® Omen lightbar comes fully populated with every color in the middle row. This reduces complexity and eliminates the need for you to spend time in a configurator prior to spec’ing your apparatus. Choose your length, mounting location, and whether or not you want to add a smart FireTech brow light and let the truck manufacturer do their thing. Gone are the days of needing spare modules and internal parts of warning lightbars. With the Omen, you can focus on the job at hand.
All New Design & New Features
In 2023, there’s no need to have access to the internal central brain of a lightbar. In fact, with the Omen, there is no center at all. Rotators and giant pieces of plastic are a thing of the past. Unlike older lightbar designs, it’s impossible for the center of the FIreTech® Omen™ Lightbar to fill with water - It’s like a bucket without a bottom. It was designed with a modern exoskeleton and multi-color modules to give the ultimate flexibility while maintaining a super simple design.
Say Goodbye to Moisture Issues
Moisture is one of the two main killers of lighting products on fire apparatus. Like all FireTech fixtures, mechanically affixed venting mechanisms allow our sealed housings to breathe and remain at a neutral pressure. Moisture problems? Not with the FireTech Omen!
Modular Design
Stepping away from the traditional 1980’s design which focused on serviceability of internal components, we built from the ground up to create the first truly modular design using maintenance free semiconductor tech. With our design, you can configure or replace any size traditional lightbar with the FireTech Omen. If you damage the bar, the modular design also allows you to replace a module rather than the whole fixture - reducing cost and the need for spare parts.
Command on Demand ™
Command On Demand functionality turns your light bar and any fixtures with green LEDs on the apparatus to a steady burning green, indicating command function at the press of a button!
Automatic Night Mode
Night modes are a hot topic in the fire service today. The Omen Warning Lightbar uses two strategically placed optical sensors to calculate proper intensity. Redundant sensors compare data to prevent false positives and provide more reliable day/night mode selection. The best part? The mode setting is global to all fixtures connected to the system, so no need to program fixtures day/night modes individually! - Věda a technologie
Finally, a bar that can stretch the full length of the cab without separate modules.
VERY NICE to see night mode. LEDs are actually becoming a road hazard now, with so many cars and emergency vehicles using them, they are starting to blind drivers so being able to turn those down in brightness without losing clarity is great!
That is freaking bad ass!! Great idea with the modules and how the connect together. Hope to see this on future firetrucks in Texas.
Don't be like Feniex and charge to add colors or patterns 😂
Hey Donald! We're not, all colors are included with the warning light bar!
What's wrong with paying for colors you need rather than over paying for the colors you don't need? That makes total sense to me. Also, you're not paying extra for patterns. That's about the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
@tomd6305 I mean I think it's odd to sell a 4 color light bar but you have to pay to unlock the colors already in the bar.
@@b.vo.a lot of ineffective thinkers get confused easily.
You are one of them.
@drwheycooler8423 yes its really smart to pay more money for something you have already physically bought. Company showing they literally can sell you an item at a certain cost, but charges more for "features" that are already present, just locked away. Yep.
But how much is each module? And what would be the total cost of say a 48" lightbar with all the modules? You left out the one thing everyone wants to know in the video, THE PRICE ! That tells me the price is outrageous.
You need to have a system that warns cars over the air to turn on hazards a quarter mile before the last car in traffic slow down rate of flash should increase as vehicles approaches road hazard and should signal what lane is open before the vehicle gets to the hazard. And can keep traffic flowing.
I must say, it’s not exactly a looker. But DAMN! That thing is from a great idea and done with great engineering. I really do like it although I am not 100% into the design.
This is a pretty cool catch. It appears to have some interesting features. But so does everyone else. and I have many questions..
Access in Canada? What is it tested to for freezing? How low can it go? And with that, how well can it take extreme temperature changes? From room temperature in the garage to literally -50C winds and ambient temps? What is it tested to for water ingress? Are there different user control heads/panels/controllers? What ODBII integration does it have? Will it play nice with other brands of products?.. Where other products like hideaways and other perimeter or body lights or scene lights are used. Will it play nice with other brand control units? Warranty and replacement? If one or two diodes die, does an entire module have to be replaced? and is that a warranty? Who's diodes and chipsets? The lenses are UV treated? Are they self healing film protected? If a module happens to chip, will water enter the diode housing or is there a film liner? The footprint of output is nice, but as a brand trying to prove itself, If you can hold your own at a Convention/show. I'd like to see some non biased comparison videos against the major market players with products of the same footprint. Output, clarity, color, intensity, range of reach, range of reach in a diversity of weather, and torture test videos. I've seen some Liberty bars literally rolled over onto where 1/3 is all that's left as its crushed under the car and its still flashing. That's an extreme example. but impressive still. Are the DVI " like" patterns available in all colors or outputs? I like the output in a video, indoors, at 15 feet. But how does it truly perform at 1000 yards compared to others? Did it see any aero testing? On an apparatus, not huge, but on a Rapid Response or half-ton style truck, what kind of wind noise does it have. Some of these questions may seem out there, but have all come up before over different vehicles and needs.
The only question a warning light system has to address is observer perceptual utility. The observer has three perceptual interests: the disposition of the emergency vehicle ("EV"), its spatial definition (where is it laterally and axially) and its motion relative to the observer. Lateral information is simple. It's offset left or right of the observer is obvious. Nothing else is. To simplify the workload of oncoming drivers, they need to be able to quickly and unambiguously assess the distance and any movement of the EV. Some modes of this equipment facilitate that, others impeded it.
The best mode for unambiguous information to the observer is when the signal is bi-laterally symmetrical in flash pattern, phase and colour. This can either be simultaneous flashes, or direction indicating sequences. Unless left or right direction indication is sought, best is from centre to edge sequences that 'direct' the observer away from the EV.
'Crazy' patterns are only for advertising the dime store or cheap eats in the mall; they are either dangerous or useless on the road because the destroy distance and relative motion information and can easily either confuse or mislead approaching motorists. See here for an example (the ambulance in the first few seconds): czcams.com/video/9o3UEmvZcng/video.html and: czcams.com/video/K8ud0Zwvi20/video.html for a fully coordinated system.
This is some of the coolest stuff in the game right now! Loving the custom DIY flash pattern idea. Wild! Question: The center white strip has RGBWA, the clear lenses above and below it: do they have LEDs in them or are they just reflectors for the center strip?
Hey there, thanks for the kind words! The top and bottom sections have red LEDs in them.
@@HiVizLEDS Gotcha! Given how well the center strip works, you could just shrink the top and bottom portions, remove the LEDs and have a pretty sweet slim form factor lightbar!
@@BrickfordCityFire Except its for a Fire Truck
@@publicsafetyinvestigations999 Yes and? Why not make a slim version for other vehicles?
@@BrickfordCityFire it could work!! Stay tuned for what we come out with next ;)
What industry certifications does it meet?
Hey! Omen meets the following industry certifications: SAE J595 Class 1, SAE J578 can be used in a system which is compliant to the GSA KKK-A-1822-F, and NFPA 1901 or 1900 standard
How Much$$$
What is the led wattage per diode 1w 3w 5w?
Hey, there's several different LED sizes in this fixture. Is there a wattage requirement you're looking to meet?
@@HiVizLEDS I'm wondering what the output wattage is such as the red heads are they 3w or 5w then the secondary rgbw leds are they 1w or 3w I'm looking for a brightness output of at least 5 watts I work in extremely bright desert sunlight that anything less is almost useless at a distance with sun washout. I'm trying to get effective right warning at a mile out on flat road.
@@prosperity4444 Great question, and a somewhat complex answer! IF you imagine a 1" wide space, you could pack 5x 1w LEDs in or 1x 5w LED in and have the same number of watts. If you use 5x 1w LEDs (or 5w LEDs driven to 1w) you likely would get a luminous efficacy boost due to under-driving the LEDs and spreading the thermal load out across the available space on the housing. Each module draws an approximate average of 30 watts. A 3 sided 72" lightbar (most popular size for a full sized fire apparatus) draws around 220 watts (average) or 320 watts max. Even in broad daylight, a 320 watt LED Lightbar is face-melting brightness- it's the brightest in its class by a significant margin. Pretty cool to see in person, come check it out if you're interested!
@@HiVizLEDS you should do more videos perhaps outside in direct sunlight against other manufacturers id like to see if there is washout or any other disadvantages. I'm not a fan that Red is the only primary for people like me who need Blue this bar is useless with the primary function. And yes I need blue for a large apparatus.
Much faster and much easier, sounds a lot more grown up than "way faster and way easier".
Fenix sucks whelen/unity/code3/sirennet, are so much better in price and product (love the vid tho) 🎉
Its ugly as sin but genius in design
Y’a know they say the same thing about CPR but used in the right situation it can save your life. 🤷🏼♂️😜😉
Quite the knockoff of Whelen, honestly. 🤦
Gonna be honest, that lightbar truly is ugly in design. As soon as I saw it I was turned off from the product. Sorry. 🤷♀️
This junk is a hazard to travelers. Defund emergency services budget.
Who hurt you?
@@Stargazzer811 Colorado's sovereign citizens.
@@Dat_Sun Well at least you provided an honest answer to an honest question. Can't fault you there.
Cost?
Bring back rotators
One more time for the homies in the back!
Fr tho rotating bars are a vibe
Hell yes!! Light cast was sooooomuch better!
Federal Signal did bring back rotators with LEDs 10 years ago.
This guy talks and looks like he is trying to scam me with a new Drop Shipping pyramid scheme lol
Ha! Well, certainly not trying to do that! Just trying to keep first responders safe while they do their jobs! Come see us at a show some time, we’d love to share more about what makes the FireTech brand unique