I recently aquired this light from a Facebook sale. I believe it came from a 1970’s Mack CF Baker Aerialscope tower truck that served the Boise, Idaho Fire Department for many years. It was flush mounted on the front of the cab between the headlights. When I looked at the tag on it, I saw CFF which I thought meant Crossfire. When I think of Crossfire, I think of the Mickey Mouse style light head that oscilates from side to side. When I took it apart to restore it, I saw what appears to be a set of Traffic Clearing Lights. My guess is it may have started out as a Crossfire light that may have worn out and got replaced by a set of Traffic Clearing Lights. I put this out for any of you who are more knowledgeable on these matters for to get your thoughts.
Federal Signal CFF or TCL?
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I have four like this, all from the factory. Look into the difference between the CF, the CFF, and the CFFF.
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Thanks for the information. The diagram looks like the light I have. I noticed the diagram said series B and the tag on my light says series A. I wonder if there is any significant difference between the two?
I can comment from the Aero side of things. that a 25CF Series A used Crossfires, while the Series B was Meteors.
As for the set like you have, I have an original set with Crossfires, and a set with Meteors.. my crossfire set is missing its tag, the Meteor one does read series B.
As for the set like you have, I have an original set with Crossfires, and a set with Meteors.. my crossfire set is missing its tag, the Meteor one does read series B.
You have a genuine Federal Signal Corporation Cross-Fire (Model CFF) light housing, but the internals are likely either a later non-oscillating version or a fire department retrofit using traffic-clearing lights-a common, practical modification on rigs like a Mack CF.