Whelen CL25C User Manual

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ENGINEERING COMPANY INC.

56-series 12-Volt Compartment Light

Route 145, Winthrop Road,
Chester, Connecticut 06412
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
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Safety First
This document provides all the necessary information to allow your Whelen product to be properly and safely installed. Before beginning the installation
and/or operation of your new product, the installation technician and operator must read this manual completely. Important information is contained
herein that couldprevent serious injury or damage.

Do not attempt toactivate or control this device in a hazardous drivingsituation.

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Proper installation of this product requires the installer to have a good
understanding of automotive electronics,systems and procedures.

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If mounting this product requires drilling holes, the installer MUST be sure that
no vehicle components or other vital parts could be damaged by the drilling
process. Check both sides of the mounting surface before drilling begins. Also
de-burr any holes and remove any metal shards or remnants. Install grommets
into all wire passageholes.

Do not install this product or route any wires in the deployment area of your air

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bag. Equipment mounted or located in the air bag deployment area will damage
or reduce the effectiveness of the air bag, or become a projectile that could
cause serious personal injury or death. Refer to your vehicle owners manual for
the air bag deployment area. The User/Installer assumes full responsibility to
determine proper mounting location, based on providing ultimate safety to all
passengers inside the vehicle.

For this productto operate at optimum efficiency,a good electrical connection to

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chassis ground must be made. The recommended procedure requires the
product ground wire tobe connected directly to the NEGATIVE(-) battery post.

If this product usesa remote device to activate or controlthis product, make sure

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that this control is located in an area that allows both the vehicle and the control
to be operated safelyin any driving condition.

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This product contains either strobe light(s), halogen light(s), high-intensity

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LEDs or a combination of these lights. Do not stare directly into these lights.
Momentary blindness and/or eyedamage could result.

Use only soap and water to clean the outer lens. Use of other chemicals could

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result in premature lens cracking (crazing) and discoloration. Lenses in this
condition have significantly reduced effectiveness and should be replaced
immediately. Inspect and operate this product regularly to confirm its proper
operation and mounting condition. Do not use a pressure washer to clean this
product.

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WARNING! All customer supplied wires that connect to the positive (+) terminal
of the battery must be sized to supply at least 125% of the maximum operating
current and “at the battery” to carry that load. DO NOT USE CIRCUIT

FUSED

BREAKERS WITH THIS PRODUCT!

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FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE PRECAUTIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS COULD
RESULTINDAMAGE TO THE PRODUCT OR VEHICLE AND/OR SERIOUS INJURY
TO YOUANDYOUR PASSENGERS!

Installation...

1. Position the base reflector onto its proposedmounting surface. Locatethe 3 mounting
holes shown.

2. Using an awl or other suitable tool, scribe the surface where the mounting hole are to
be drilled. Use thebase as a guide.

CAUTION! Mounting this light will require drilling into its mounting surface. It is
absolutely necessary to make sure that no other vehicle components could be
damaged in theprocess. Check both sides ofthe mounting surface before starting.
If damage is likely, select a differentmounting location.

3. Carefully drill the mounting holes in the areas scribed in step 2. The size of the drill bit
should be determined by the size of the mounting hardware (#6 x 3/4” PPHSMS) and
the thickness of themounting surface.

4. After the mounting holes have been drilled, position the mounting gasket onto the
mounting surface.Insert the mounting screwsthrough the holesin this gasketand into
the mounting surface tohold the gasket in place.

5. Locate the wire passage hole in the gasket. Scribe a mark on the mounting surface at
the location of thishole. Remove the gasket from the mounting surface.

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RED - +12VDC (Fuse@3A)
BLACK - Chassis Ground

6. Using a 3/8” (.375”) drill bit, drill a wire passage hole into the mounting surface at the
area scribed in step5. Afterdrilling, de-burr and grommet (customer supplied) this hole.

7. Route the RED and BLACK lamp wires through the wire passage hole in the mounting
gasket. Using appropriately sized wires, extend the RED lamp wire to a switched,
+12VDC power source capable of accommodating an additional 2 Amp load. Extend
the BLACK wire tochassis ground.

All customer supplied wires, that connect to the positive terminal of the battery,
must besized to supplyat least 125%of the maximumoperating current, &fused at
the battery to carrythe load.

8. Feed all excess wire through the cable access hole away from the lamp base. Do not
allow any wires between the surface and gasket. Test the lamp for proper operation
before proceeding.

9. Position the mounting gasket and lamp base onto the mounting surface. Secure the
base to the surface using the provided hardware. Mount the lens onto the base and
secure using the #10x 5/8” PPHSMS.

56-series Compartment Light

DescriptionItem Part Number

1 #10 x 5/8” PPH Sheet Metal Screw -------------------­2 Lens, Red 68-1181783-R0
3 Lens, Green 68-1181783-G0

Mounting

Hole

Wire

Passage

Hole

4 Lens, Blue 68-1181783-B0
5 Lens, Amber 68-1181783-A0
6 Lens, Clear 68-1181783-C0
7 #6 x 5/16” Hex Washer Head Screw -------------------­8 Lens Gasket 38-0261637-00
9 Bulb Holder 33-05621560-0

1 Bulb 23 Watt (1076) --------------------

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11 #6 x 3/4” PPH Sheet Metal Screw -------------------­12 Base Reflector 68-5981901-01
13 Mounting Gasket 38-0261657-00

56-series Compartment Light w/Switch (not shown)

DescriptionItem Part Number

1 #10 x 5/8” PPH Sheet Metal Screw --------------------

2 Lens, Red 68-11 -R0

3 Lens, 68-11 -G0

4 Lens, 68-11 -B0

5 Lens, 68-11 -A0

6 Lens, 68-11 -C0

7 #6 x 5/16” Hex Washer Head Screw --------------------

8 Lens Gasket 38-0261637-00

9 Bulb Holder 33-05621560-0
1 Bulb 23 Watt (1076) --------------------

0,
11 #6 x 3/4” PPH Sheet Metal Screw -------------------­12 Base Reflector 68-5981901-01
13 Mounting Gasket 38-0261657-00

Optic Directional, w/Hole 63244
Optic Directional, Green w/Hole 63244
Optic Directional, Blue w/Hole 63244
Optic Directional, Amber w/Hole 63244
Optic Directional, Clear w/Hole 63244

On/Off Switch (not shown) 41-0101010-00

©2000 Whelen Engineering Company Inc.
Form No. 13527A (112707)

For warranty information regarding this product, visit www.whelen.com/warranty