Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:46 am
I have no specs, but out of experience on the road I would say tomar. Tomar Strobes are very effecient. They do not use a fresnel lense. Mine were 2" by 4" linear tube sealed beam strobe units with huge strobe lamps inside. The tube in the bulb must have been 1/4 inch in diameter! The lense was clear and not fresnel but seemed to put light out at every angle. I liked Tomar's stuff. They make a mean LED too.
Whelen is my second choice. They have the fresnel lenses though that seem to knock down some of the light output by spreading it out everywere. Tomar's optics delivered the light in a more focused beam.
My favorite company for patterns and looks has to be Whelen with its simple low profile design. Tomar just looks ugly. Like a huge shoe box on the roof. Whelen has a selection of cool attention getting patters. Tomar just uses an alternating five flash pattern that is very boreing. With the bright lights and constant light output, Tomar can be blinding too.
Q2B or not 2B that is the question.