The strobe kit – ultimate lighting for an emergency vehicle
Of all of the lights on an emergency vehicle, probably the single most recognized is the strobe light. Strobe kitlights can now be purchased and the beauty of these is their versatility.
Strobe lights can be fitted on top of a vehicle, and they can also be fitted inside the tail and front lights, and also as grill lights for maximum effect. A Strobe kitlight is very powerful as a warning and it is what we most associate with emergency vehicles. Of course, there are other applications for strobe lighting but commercially they are mostly used on emergency vehicles. A single rotating strobe is very effective as it’s something we all recognize as a warning light. The strobe light was probably the first emergency warning light fitted onto police vehicles.
The Strobe kitlights can be fitted virtually anywhere on a vehicle, but they are often seen as additions to the tail and front lights. When operating the strobe is a very powerful noticeable light that is hard to ignore. Strobe lights are often incorporated into light bars on vehicles to give that high intensity rotating light that can be seen from a good distance. A single beacon strobe has several advantages over some light bars as it can be seen through the full 360-degree range. The effect of a strobe light intensifies the output of the light and that is why the strobe is still incredibly popular for emergency vehicles today.
The strobe light has been around for some time and to give it its full name stroboscopic light. The main use as stated for Strobe kitlights is on emergency vehicles but the strobe light itself has been used in the world of photography and also in clubs, theatres and in the entertainment world. You will see strobe lights in other areas such as workplaces and even some home alarm systems. In the majority of cases where you see a strobe light, it is used either as a warning or as guidance such as highlighting an exit out of a building. Strobe lights do tend to be associated with emergencies and as such their main application remains in the emergency lighting world.
The first strobe light was invented quite some time ago, in 1832 to be precise by a Belgian scientist called Joseph Plateau but he didn’t call it a stroboscopic light he called it a phenakistoscope. There are some that would argue the strobe light was discovered by Harold Edgerton who was a professor at MIT from 1926. Harold Edgerton certainly used strobe lighting in a pioneering way in photography but whether he invented it or not is a different matter. Regardless of who invented it the Strobe kitwe can buy today is a perfect example of stroboscopic light. The strobe light is a highly versatile light and can be used at varying flash levels for maximum effect.
Strobe kitlights are versatile as they can be fitted virtually anywhere on a vehicle to give maximum warning light power. The strobe light can be varied in colour depending on the lens over it and can have a number of different flash patterns. Emergency vehicles will tend to have either a single strobe light somewhere or strobes in the light heads for the most effective lighting. The strobe light really is the ultimate lighting for any emergency vehicle and will make them noticeable and highly visible in all weather and light conditions.
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