The lights and sign was always my favorite part of driving a school bus.love your set up and collection. My favorite sign were the white ones from the 4 light system
I answered this in your other comment, but that only happens with strobe lights, due to their capacitors charging. Incandescent and LED lights do not operate that way, which is why the don't make a noise.
I believe there are three wires, if I remember correctly. There is a positive and negative to power the whole system. Then, there is an additional positive to actuate the arm.
Always liked and still do love school bus lights and stop signes, and I'm a man. Nice work and small details, like the spacing of flashing lights with school bus, like the top of the bus.
You are right! There were actually three kinds... Electric (like mine), air, and vacuum. Air and vacuum were similar, except the air-operated ones used an air compressor to essentially blow on the sign, where the vacuum kind used suction to extend the arm. Either way, you're right- you did hear air!
I've never seen the strobe stop sign before. The buses around here went from incandescent bulbs to LED. I'm not sure the flashing "Stop" would be visible enough even in led letters. Cool video tho
yep, the strobes were around for a short while in the late 80's. The flashing stop seems to work here where I live, and it's the 5th largest school district in the nation :)
The town I live in is small so we have grade school middle school that’s me and high school so we. All share buses some busses have led wig wags and some halogen
@@AdamsLights and our team buses are the fancy ones but I’m not sure about those buses but we have like a new mini bus for like preschoolers it’s a newer model ford
I really dislike the stop arms that are just the flashing word stop. Most of the busses in my area have these and they just look bad and seam to be ineffective.
Do you by any chance like radio antenna lights like the air planes can see so they don’t run in the pole I’m sorry but I don’t know the names of the lights
It's called collision avoidance lighting. I don't have any of those, however I DO have a regular traffic light, as well as some school bus warning lighting.
They existed for a while. In fact, in the late 80's (around 1988) you could get the Blue Bird All American school buses actually had Whelen all-strobe warning system... so ALL of the amber and red warning lights on the bus were strobe lights. It only lasted a couple years, and then it went away.
Wat is the brightest stop arm you have? Bc i wanna get one online but i need to find out the best one. I also need to see how the wiring goes but the internet these days just give me people that run school bus stop arms.
Out of the 4 I have, the one on the bottom left corner is the brightest, AND easiest to work with. The halogen one (top left) and the bottom right one (With the flashing word STOP) requires an external flasher to make the lights flash, where as the strobe and the LED lights version have it built in. As far as wiring, it's super easy, ESPECIALLY if you have one that has the built in flasher. There are only 3 wires.... white (negative), red (positive), and blue (activate), which is the wire that actuates the arm. I have 4 more of the version on the bottom right (flashing word STOP) that I am selling. $50, plus shipping, if you are. interested. Thanks for watching!
First light safety products makes a fully illuminated one where the whole sign is fully lit, they also make a fully illuminated school bus sign too, you should check it out it’s pretty neat
I'm trying to help friend wire up a mechanical arm for an ice cream truck. The arm came with wiring diagram, do have any suggestions. Thank you. (similar function as a school bus stop sign)
Random question: on the back of the SMC Safety Swing Arm, there are three wires, a red, a white, and a blue. How would I go about wiring one to a simple two position (on off) switch. Red is Hot, white is? And blue is? I have the SMC with Strobe flashers.
Do you mean a crossing arm? I don't have one of those, but they are wired the exact same way as the stop signs, assuming they are electric and not air-controlled.
Whoa!!!!! =-D 4 Stop Arms hooked up all together!? That is so cool!!! :-D I wish I can do something like that, as I have 4 Stop Arms as well, but 3 1/2 actually 'cause 1 of them I have, I only have the Swing-Out Sign part, not the whole thing, but the 3 others I have are the whole thing & it'd be nice to find out how to even hook them up & watching them go, while for the other that if I can't find a Motor part to it, maybe I can use the Swing-Out Sign part as a Decoration. I've liked the School Bus Stop Arms, ever since I was a Kid, to let you know.
Thanks for watching! First, you need to make sure that you stop signs are electric powered, NOT air/vacuum powered. Most stop signs were air powered, so you need to check that first. Secondly, get yourself a 12v power inverter, that changes your household wall outlet from 120v down to 12v. Then hook it up, and it should work.
Thanks for watching! Technically, both of the ones on the bottom are LED.... although I assume you mean the one that spells the word STOP with the LED.
That is the most epic thing I have ever seen relating to school bus hobbyists. Anyhoo, I was wondering where I could acquire an LED one. I have been searching for one for a while, and I don't know where to find one for cheap except for those Chinese ones on Alibaba.
Thank you!!! Actually, I have gotten 3-out-of-4 of these signs from eBay... I've had pretty good luck there. The last one I found locally via either Craigslist or FB Marketplace ( I can't remember which). Thanks for watching, and thank you for the compliments!! If you like Emergency Lighting, check out the rest of my videos!!
OMG that would be SO cool! I would love to own a jackknife door!! I guess if you can figure out how to build a frame for the doors, you could certainly collect them!
Hey Adam, I had a question. I just bought one of these Weldon 7000 8 way flasher units. Can you confirm that terminal pins 3, 4, 6 and 7 should be grounded leads from the lamps themselves? I am confused and don't want to screw it up. Help Appreciated, Kody
Hi Kody. So, each light bulb has a positive wire, and negative wire, right? (Usually red and black). The negative (black) wire from each bulbs goes straight to your negative/ground pin on your battery/power supply... doesn't even touch the 7000 flasher. The positive (red) wire from each bulb, goes to the respective post on the flasher unit.
@@AdamsLights Thanks, just got mine wired up today, I don't know if you have the yellow unit (the standard 7000) or the black unit (the 7000-1000) which plugs directly into the busses OEM harness, but I happen to have the black unit. Works like a charm! Thanks for the insight and info! - Kody
@@AdamsLights I bought a decommissioned school bus and the warning light for disabled I'm trying to figure out how to re-enable the warning light system could you be of any assistance please
NEWSNOW NORTHCAROLINA I dont know, there could be a multitude of things- I removed fuses, they removed the 8-way flasher device, who knows. I don’t own a bus, nor have a I ever owned or driven one- so I’m not really sure what to tell you.
@@AdamsLights I can see inside of the box where they cut certain wires I was just curious if you knew which wire's went to where they were like three or four that were missing
There are a host of places available now. Many of these came via Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, or eBay. I've also gotten some directly from other collectors, while some came from the MANY Facebook groups online. Thanks for watching!!!
I remember riding a bus with 2 stop signals that made a sound when they were extended, it was pretty cool I was so fascinated by it 🤣
That's the strobe ones! Their sound is so unique! Thanks for watching!
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OMG!!!
The strobe stop sign is the coolest. That stop sign with the flashing STOP word is also very neat looking and extends very fast
Thank you!
The lights and sign was always my favorite part of driving a school bus.love your set up and collection. My favorite sign were the white ones from the 4 light system
Mine too!
I remember when I rode a 2006 ic-ce it has the strobe lights. Loved the sound
It's a super unique sound... and everyone who knows it, can hear it in their heads on command :)
I have two of those stop signs on the bus I ride:
The one on the top right, and the one on the bottom left.
Cool!
I always wanted to sit next to where the stop sign was on the bus. My city still has the incandescent lights on their school buses.
I always tried to make that my seat too :). Thanks for watching!
My school district had a 1990 GMC,not sure what body, with a white,nearly triangular stop sign.
Ah yes, I remember some older triangle stop signs!
Had all these stop signs once or twice, minus the first one. Most common is the 3rd LED from my childhood though.
Very cool!
I don't know why but I think entertaining to see the signs pop out.
MEEE too!!!
Currently trying to wire one of the last three signs to my car, having some trouble
Im sure you'll get it!
How come the "wig-wag lights" one makes a chirping noise as the lights flash?
I answered this in your other comment, but that only happens with strobe lights, due to their capacitors charging. Incandescent and LED lights do not operate that way, which is why the don't make a noise.
How do you connect a flasher swing arm stop sign to a battery?
I believe there are three wires, if I remember correctly. There is a positive and negative to power the whole system. Then, there is an additional positive to actuate the arm.
Always liked and still do love school bus lights and stop signes, and I'm a man. Nice work and small details, like the spacing of flashing lights with school bus, like the top of the bus.
Thanks.... although I'm not sure what being a man has to do with it. Attention to Detail is important, whether it's with work or play.
My bus used to have an incandescent stop sign, but it stopped working, so it was replaced with the 3rd stop sign.
Very cool! Thanks for watching!
Those Are Pretty Cool Yeah
Thanks!
I swore the stop sign on a bus I rode was moved by air,because if the driver turns the switch off or closes the door,i heard air.
You are right! There were actually three kinds... Electric (like mine), air, and vacuum. Air and vacuum were similar, except the air-operated ones used an air compressor to essentially blow on the sign, where the vacuum kind used suction to extend the arm. Either way, you're right- you did hear air!
@@AdamsLights I have heard an electric motor on one
if only the stop signs were for sale *sigh*
If only...... :). But hey, you can come here to watch them any time you want!
How would you get air powered signs to work with no air pump
Without an air pump, you wouldn't. All of these are electric.
1:13 why does this stop sign make this sound?
It's the strobe power supply.
⚠stop light strobe (!)
woo hoo!
I've never seen the strobe stop sign before. The buses around here went from incandescent bulbs to LED. I'm not sure the flashing "Stop" would be visible enough even in led letters. Cool video tho
yep, the strobes were around for a short while in the late 80's. The flashing stop seems to work here where I live, and it's the 5th largest school district in the nation :)
The school buses my mom drove had the halogen bulbs. Bring back memories.
Thanks for watching!
I’ve never seen strobes or strobing LEDs on a school bus stop sign, cool
yep, they were around for a while. Thanks for watching!
$61 million billion OMG!!!!!!!!
I dont know what that means....
I remember as a kid when I get off the bus I can hear the old strobes from the front of the bud lol
YES! My bus didn't have them, but I remember them on other buses.... Bus 88-21 to be exact (still in my memory after 25+ years).
The halogen is my favorite one. The strobes are cool too! Love that sound.
agreed!
1:33 Stop Sign Telling Another Stop Sign To Stop.
"Stop!"
"No, you stop!"
"No, YOU stop!!!"
STOP!!!!!&GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But mostly stop.
if you put every one of those warnings together on a school bus, someone would still try and pass around it... 🙄🤣
100% truth.
The town I live in is small so we have grade school middle school that’s me and high school so we. All share buses some busses have led wig wags and some halogen
Nice! Everything was halogen or strobe back in my days of school bus riding... In fact, my specific bus was built in 1985.
@@AdamsLights Cool we have a 2007 and a couple of 2008 and 2009 school buses
@@AdamsLights and our team buses are the fancy ones but I’m not sure about those buses but we have like a new mini bus for like preschoolers it’s a newer model ford
I really dislike the stop arms that are just the flashing word stop. Most of the busses in my area have these and they just look bad and seam to be ineffective.
That's what they have here in Las Vegas too. I only like that they are different, so that I get to have one for my collection :)
Why does the top right stop sign make that noise?
It’s the strobe light power pack. Almost all strobes make that sound- some more than others.
The older Wheen strobe lights made that sound too
Very cool collection my friend I love the caution lights always love them as a kid and I still love them to this day
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoy!
Has anyone ever seen these types of lights on vans?
Class A busses, you mean?
Where did you get the housing for the lights
Found them on eBay, actually!
Do you by any chance like radio antenna lights like the air planes can see so they don’t run in the pole I’m sorry but I don’t know the names of the lights
It's called collision avoidance lighting. I don't have any of those, however I DO have a regular traffic light, as well as some school bus warning lighting.
Mom!!! Dad's stealing from my school bus again!
Can't help it!!!
@@AdamsLights Very awesome collection 👍 Love your channel ❤
Thanks a lot!!
Top left and right stop signs are on all the busses i ride
Cool! Thanks for watching!
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a strobe stop light those are pretty unique
They existed for a while. In fact, in the late 80's (around 1988) you could get the Blue Bird All American school buses actually had Whelen all-strobe warning system... so ALL of the amber and red warning lights on the bus were strobe lights. It only lasted a couple years, and then it went away.
Wat is the brightest stop arm you have? Bc i wanna get one online but i need to find out the best one. I also need to see how the wiring goes but the internet these days just give me people that run school bus stop arms.
Out of the 4 I have, the one on the bottom left corner is the brightest, AND easiest to work with. The halogen one (top left) and the bottom right one (With the flashing word STOP) requires an external flasher to make the lights flash, where as the strobe and the LED lights version have it built in.
As far as wiring, it's super easy, ESPECIALLY if you have one that has the built in flasher. There are only 3 wires.... white (negative), red (positive), and blue (activate), which is the wire that actuates the arm.
I have 4 more of the version on the bottom right (flashing word STOP) that I am selling. $50, plus shipping, if you are. interested.
Thanks for watching!
First light safety products makes a fully illuminated one where the whole sign is fully lit, they also make a fully illuminated school bus sign too, you should check it out it’s pretty neat
I'm trying to help friend wire up a mechanical arm for an ice cream truck. The arm came with wiring diagram, do have any suggestions.
Thank you. (similar function as a school bus stop sign)
If it came with a wiring diagram...what exactly are you looking for from me? Sorry, i don't understand the question.
@Adam's Lights Typo, it did Not* come with diagram or instructions.
:(
Hi do you have crossing gate for school bus
I dont, but I wish I did!
Random question: on the back of the SMC Safety Swing Arm, there are three wires, a red, a white, and a blue.
How would I go about wiring one to a simple two position (on off) switch. Red is Hot, white is? And blue is?
I have the SMC with Strobe flashers.
If I remember correctly, the white is the neutral, the red extends the arm, and the blue retracts the arm.
Could you showcase the flasher in a dark room?
- Kody
Good Idea... let me think it over!
Where can I get the third one?
Bus Parts Stores, ebay, etc.
I have a question can you make a video of how to make the system and add a stop arm like the ones on the front off the bus
Do you mean a crossing arm? I don't have one of those, but they are wired the exact same way as the stop signs, assuming they are electric and not air-controlled.
@@AdamsLights but can you make a video of how to make the system
@@AdamsLights adam
It would be cool if you had all 4 come out at the same time
Ummm... all four of them come on at once TWICE in this video.... Once at 1:40, and again around 3:10.
Can you tell me how you got your lights to flash on that first stop sign at the top I got one dislike it
I used a School Bus 8-way flasher. Normal 7000 series flasher.
Whoa!!!!! =-D
4 Stop Arms hooked up all together!?
That is so cool!!! :-D
I wish I can do something like that, as I have 4 Stop Arms as well, but 3 1/2 actually 'cause 1 of them I have, I only have the Swing-Out Sign part, not the whole thing, but the 3 others I have are the whole thing & it'd be nice to find out how to even hook them up & watching them go, while for the other that if I can't find a Motor part to it, maybe I can use the Swing-Out Sign part as a Decoration.
I've liked the School Bus Stop Arms, ever since I was a Kid, to let you know.
Thanks for watching! First, you need to make sure that you stop signs are electric powered, NOT air/vacuum powered. Most stop signs were air powered, so you need to check that first. Secondly, get yourself a 12v power inverter, that changes your household wall outlet from 120v down to 12v. Then hook it up, and it should work.
Looks like a real school bus
Thanks!!! I think it’s a pretty cool collection!!!
what’s that stop sign with that sound?
It's the strobes/
@@AdamsLights oh ok also what is the zeen zeen noise for?
Interesting, I never knew a strobe-based school bus top sign existed.
Valra Bellkeys definitely. Some busses even had strobe warning lights too.
Saw just a couple of em when I was in school
Bus 4 in my district,Pine Bluff,AR School District had the strobe
I like the LED it looks cool
Thanks for watching! Technically, both of the ones on the bottom are LED.... although I assume you mean the one that spells the word STOP with the LED.
Hi!! Do you have the wiring diagrams for the model with two flashing strobe? Thanks
I don't sorry. I'll send you a message via your Facebook message.
That is the most epic thing I have ever seen relating to school bus hobbyists. Anyhoo, I was wondering where I could acquire an LED one. I have been searching for one for a while, and I don't know where to find one for cheap except for those Chinese ones on Alibaba.
Thank you!!! Actually, I have gotten 3-out-of-4 of these signs from eBay... I've had pretty good luck there. The last one I found locally via either Craigslist or FB Marketplace ( I can't remember which).
Thanks for watching, and thank you for the compliments!! If you like Emergency Lighting, check out the rest of my videos!!
@@AdamsLights Alright, thank you for your reply!
Can you collect school bus doors and their mechanisms?
OMG that would be SO cool! I would love to own a jackknife door!! I guess if you can figure out how to build a frame for the doors, you could certainly collect them!
OMG!!!
Are you having a panic attack?
What is the cost of the halogen one... I have customers will to purchase.
As mentioned in the comments, nothing I own is for sale. Please check eBay for current offerings from other people.
Awesome 😊
Thanks 🤗
How much did the 8-ways cost?
Prices vary, but the model I got was around $90. Thanks for watching!
@@AdamsLights ok, cool, thank you!
Hey Adam, I had a question. I just bought one of these Weldon 7000 8 way flasher units. Can you confirm that terminal pins 3, 4, 6 and 7 should be grounded leads from the lamps themselves? I am confused and don't want to screw it up.
Help Appreciated,
Kody
Hi Kody. So, each light bulb has a positive wire, and negative wire, right? (Usually red and black). The negative (black) wire from each bulbs goes straight to your negative/ground pin on your battery/power supply... doesn't even touch the 7000 flasher. The positive (red) wire from each bulb, goes to the respective post on the flasher unit.
@@AdamsLights Thanks, just got mine wired up today, I don't know if you have the yellow unit (the standard 7000) or the black unit (the 7000-1000) which plugs directly into the busses OEM harness, but I happen to have the black unit. Works like a charm!
Thanks for the insight and info!
- Kody
Do you know how to get the school bus lights fixed
NEWSNOW NORTHCAROLINA I’m sorry?
@@AdamsLights I bought a decommissioned school bus and the warning light for disabled I'm trying to figure out how to re-enable the warning light system could you be of any assistance please
NEWSNOW NORTHCAROLINA I dont know, there could be a multitude of things- I removed fuses, they removed the 8-way flasher device, who knows. I don’t own a bus, nor have a I ever owned or driven one- so I’m not really sure what to tell you.
@@AdamsLights I can see inside of the box where they cut certain wires I was just curious if you knew which wire's went to where they were like three or four that were missing
I might be able to help. Email me at schoolbusguy12@gmail.com
Awesome collection, where do you find these items to purchase ?
There are a host of places available now. Many of these came via Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, or eBay. I've also gotten some directly from other collectors, while some came from the MANY Facebook groups online. Thanks for watching!!!
Yes yes I do
I don't know what it is you "do", but Im happy for you :)
The sign on the bottom right (with the word ‘stop’ blinking) isn’t an attention getter.
Oddly, it's one of the most-used signs in the nation now, especially in larger districts. Go figure!
Adam's Lights check out first light safety products, it’s a game changer, the whole octagon is fully illuminated
wow!
Thanks for watching!
OMG
Im starting to sense a theme here...
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