Whelen Engineering Company ISP8HS Installation Manual

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ENGINEERING COMPANY INC.

Route 145, Winthrop Road, Chester, Connecticut 06412 Phone: (860) 526-9504

Halogen/Strobe Power Supply

Installation Guide:

Model ISP8HS

Fax: (860) 526-4078 Internet: www.whelen.com Sales e-mail: [email protected] Canadian Sales e-mail: [email protected] Customer Service e-mail: [email protected]

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 could prevent serious injury or damage.

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

• 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 passage holes.

• If this manual states that this product may be mounted with suction cups, magnets, tape or Velcro™, clean the mounting surface with a 50/50 mix of isopropyl alcohol and water and dry thoroughly.

• Do not install this product or route any wires in the deployment area of your air 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 product to operate at optimum efficiency, a good electrical connection to chassis ground must be made. The recommended procedure requires the product ground wire to be connected directly to the NEGATIVE (-) battery post.

• If this product uses a remote device to activate or control this product, make sure that this control is located in an area that allows both the vehicle and the control to be operated safely in any driving condition.

• Do not attempt to activate or control this device in a hazardous driving situation.

• It is recommended that these instructions be stored in a safe place and referred to when performing maintenance and/or reinstallation of this product.

• FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS COULD RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE PRODUCT OR VEHICLE AND/OR SERIOUS INJURY TO YOU AND YOUR PASSENGERS!

Automotive: Power Supplies

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

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Selecting a Mounting Location . . .

The most common choice for a mounting area would be a trunk or similar compartment. However, due to the wide variety of vehicles onto which the unit could be installed, this is not always possible. The following guidelines will help the installer select an acceptable alternative:

A) The power supply should be mounted on a metal surface to aid heat

dissipation. Be sure that this surface is not one that either generates or is exposed to excessive heat during normal operation of the vehicle.

B) Do not select a location where the unit will be exposed to potential

damage from any unsecured or loose equipment in the vehicle.

C) Be sure the area selected will not allow the unit to be exposed to

water!

D) When routing the power supplies wires, it is important to choose a

path that will keep these wires away from excessive heat and from any vehicle equipment that could compromise the integrity of the wires (ex. trunk lids, door jams, etc.).

E) When the best mounting location has been determined, securely

fasten the unit to it’s mounting surface using the supplied hardware.

WARNING: The Strobe Light Power Supply is a high voltage device. Do not touch or remove tube assembly in strobe light head assemblies while in operation. Wait 10 minutes after disconnecting the unit from its power source before starting work or troubleshooting on power supply or system.

NOTE! Although a 50 amp fuse (customer supplied) is required to be used in the fuse block, do not install the fuse until all wire connections are completed.

3. Refer to diagram on page 3 for wiring information for the remaining

Switch Control Wires and Pattern Control Wires.

4. Refer to the following page for dip switch functionality information.

Dip Switch Functionality. . .

The default setting for each dip switch is the “on” position EXCEPT for dip switch 4. The position for this switch can be determined by the user, based on the following information:

With Dip Switch 4 - OFF . . .

Control Wires

In this configuration, applying +12VDC to the control wires will activate the following outlets in an alternating style:

Control Wire #1 = Strobe Outlets 1 & 4 Control Wire #2 = Strobe Outlets 2 & 3 Control Wire #3 = Strobe Outlets 5 & 8 Control Wire #4 = Strobe Outlets 6 & 7 Control Wire #5 = Halogen Outlets 1 & 4 Control Wire #6 = Halogen Outlets 2 & 3 Control Wire #7 = Halogen Outlets 5 & 8 Control Wire #8 = Halogen Outlets 6 & 7

Caution: As it will be necessary to drill holes into the mounting surface, 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!

Mounting your ISP8HS . . .

1. Position the ISP8HS in its proposed mounting location to ensure that it fits properly. With the unit in place, insert an awl or other suitable tool into the mounting screw area of the power supply and scribe the areas to be drilled.

2. Remove the unit from its mounting area and, using a drill bit sized for a #10 sheet metal screw, drill a hole in each of the areas scribed in the previous step.

3. Return the power supply to its mounting location and using the supplied #10 sheet metal screws, mount the unit onto its mounting surface.

Wiring your ISP8HS . . .

1. Locate the 2 screw terminals on the halogen end of the ISP8HS. Using appropriately sized, customer supplied wires and connectors, connect the NEGATIVE (-) terminal to the vehicles chassis ground. This is typically adjacent to the NEGATIVE (-) battery terminal (see table on page 3 for wire sizing guidelines).

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 FUSED

at the battery to carry that load. DO NOT USE CIRCUIT BREAKERS WITH THIS PRODUCT!

With Dip Switch 4 - ON . . .

Control Wires

In this configuration, applying +12VDC to the control wires will activate the following outlets in an simultaneous style:

Section 3:Hi/Lo Power

To enable Lo power operation, +12VDC is applied to control wire 9 via a customer supplied, normally off, momentary switch.

To restore Hi power operation, activate the same momentary switch.

Section 4:Diagnostix™ (Optional)

The optional Diagnostix™ display allows the operator to confirm proper operation of not only the 16 outlets on the ISP8HS, but of the light head and cable connected to these outlets as well. Each LED indicator on the Diagnostix™ display, provides diagnostic information for two outlets.

NOTE: The following page includes a table with information on which outlets are monitored by a given LED.

The Diagnostic LED’s provide different information based on their state:

2. Connect the POSITIVE (+) terminal to a fuse block (customer

supplied) and then to the POSITIVE terminal on the battery. There should not be more than two (2) feet of wire between the fuse block and the battery terminal.

LED off

The outlets in question are not enabled or the ISP8HS is not turned on.

LED on

The outlets, cables and lightheads are functioning properly.

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STROBE 2

STRONE 3

STROBE 4

STROBE 5

STROBE 6

STROBE 7

STROBE 8

TO CONTROL HEAD

Minimum

Gauge

98765

J10 STROBE 1

CONNECTOR

PIN 1 - +LAMP

TYPICAL HALOGEN

J1HALOGEN 1

J11

PIN 2 UNUSED

PIN 3 - -LAMP

HALOGEN 2

J12

HALOGEN 3

J13

CONNECTOR

TYPICAL STROBE

HALOGEN 4

PIN2-CATHODE

PIN 1 - ANODE

J17

PIN 3 - TRIGGER

HALOGEN 5

J20

J19

J18

MODEL ISP8HS

POWER SUPPLY

HALOGEN/STROBE

HALOGEN 6

HALOGEN 7

HALOGEN 8

J14

CONTROL

RED

45 AMP

CUSTOMER SUPPLIED

POWER IN

BLK

J16

DIAGNOSTICS

WIRING DIAGRAM

12V BATTERY

Feet

Wire

8 Feet

1417222835

Length*

Outlets

Halogen

Feet

ISP8HS to +12VDC

*Length of wire connecting

12345

FUSE (50 AMP)

CUSTOMER SUPPLIED

Outlets

Monitored

S1&S4

H1&H4

H5&H8

S5&S8

S2&S3

H2&H3

H6&H7

S6&S7

12.8 VDC ±20%

HALOGEN SPECIFICATIONS

INPUT VOLTAGE

12.8 VDC ±20%

STROBE SPECIFICATIONS

INPUT VOLTAGE

4.5 AMPS (MAX)

9 AMPS (MAX)

4 LAMPS

2 LAMPS

INPUT CURRENT

9 AMPS (TYP)

4.5 AMPS (TYP)

2 STROBES

4 STROBES

INPUT CURRENT

13.5 AMPS (MAX)

18 AMPS (MAX)

8 LAMPS

6 LAMPS

18 AMPS (TYP)

13.5 AMPS (TYP)

6 STROBES

8 STROBES

230 WATTS (MAX)

INPUT VOLTAGE - 1V

OUTPUT VOLTAGE

INPUT POWER

450 VDC (MAX)

230 WATTS (TYP)

INPUT POWER

ANODE VOLTAGE

125 mS (TYP)

ON TIME

150 VDC (MIN)

TRIG. VOLTAGE

125 mS (TYP)

120 DFPM ±5%

FLASHRATE

OFF TIME

7.9/3.8/3.8/3.8 JOULES

440 SFPMF FLASHRATE (S1-S4)

ENERGY (PER FLASH)

50 WATTS (MAX)

(PER OUTPUT)

OUTPUT POWER

440 SFPM

440 SFPMF FLASHRATE

R FLASHRATE

22.5 WATTS (TYP)

(PER OUTPUT)

OUTPUT POWER

1234567

Indicator

Diagnostic

(Optional

Indicator)

Diagnostic

WHELEN

INDICATOR

DIAGNOSTIC

S6 S7 S8

Strobe

Outlets

S3S2S1

WHITE/BLACK2

BROWN1

ORANGE3

YELLOW4

GREEN5

BLUE6

VIOLET7

GREY8

WHITE9

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