Whelen PCC6W User Manual

®

ENGINEERING COMPANY INC.

51 Winthrop Road
Chester, Connecticut 06412-0684

PCC6W Power Control Center

Installation Guide:

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DANGER! Sirens produce extremely loud emergency warning tones! Exposure to these

tones without proper and adequate hearing protection, could cause ear damage and/or hearing
loss! The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (www.osha.gov) provides information
necessary to determine safe exposure times in Occupational Noise Exposure Section 1910.95.
Until you have determined the safe exposure times for your specific application, operators and
anyone else in the immediate vicinity should be required to wear an approved hearing protection
device. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THIS RECOMMENDATION COULD CAUSE HEARING LOSS!

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 owner’s 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 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!

ACTIVATION OF THIS
SIREN MAY DAMAGE
UNPROTECTED EARS!

CAUTION

Loud siren noise can cause
hearing damage and/or loss.

Wear

Refer to OSHA Section 1910.95 prior

Protection!

to putting ANY siren into service!

Automotive: Sirens/Switches

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

©2010 Whelen Engineering Company Inc.
Form No.14447 (122310)

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Model PCC6W

WARNING! These switches are suitable for 25 amp, 12 volt DC
applications. Any attempt to load these switches above 25 amps will
result in switch failure.

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 be FUSED

at the battery to carry

that load. DO NOT USE CIRCUIT BREAKERS WITH THIS PRODUCT!

Congratulations on selecting the PCC6W six switch power control center.
This product offers a unique and distinctive collection of features.
Features include:

• Ignition controlled LED backlighting

• Compact design

• Switch 'active' LED indicators

• Six 25 amp switches

• Two separate 'banks' of switches

• A common Ground Post

• 72 switch function labels

Mounting:

An aftermarket center console is recommended for the mounting location
of the PCC6W. This not only allows the driver to reach the controls easily,
but also keeps the unit safely out of the path of the vehicle’s SRS air-bag.
Follow the console manufacturer’s instructions for mounting information. If
a console-type mount is not possible, the PCC6W includes a bail strap
mounting kit for over or under dash mounting.

WARNING: Regardless of the style selected, be sure to observe the
air-bag warning on the cover of this manual.

WARNING: Mounting this unit will require drilling. It is absolutely
necessary to make sure that no other vehicle components could be
damaged in the process. Check both sides of the mounting surface
before starting. If damage is likely, select a different location.

SW 3 25A

25A

LOAD

WIRING
DIAGRAM

BANK 1

+VIN

SWITCH OPTIONSSWITCH OPTIONS

SW 2 25A

25A

SW 1 25A

25A

GND
POST

To +12 volt.

Ignition

activated

switch

Rear View

BCKLT GND

Fuse @

30 AMPS

Each

(customer

supplied)

PCC6W

BANK 2

SW 6 25A

SW 5 25A

SW 4 25A

25A

25A

+VIN

BCKLT +V IN

LOAD

25A

LOAD LOAD

LOAD LOAD

BATTERY

front of each switch. This terminal can be connected to any vehicle ground
that can supply 100ma.

BCKLT +V: This terminal supplies power to the units window backlighting.
This terminal can be connected to any ignition controlled +VBAT power
source that can supply 100ma.

GND POST: The ground post has been included as a convenient place to
terminate the switched loads return path to ground (See wiring diagram).
To prepare the post, Remove the provided ring terminal and attach it to a
10 AWG wire, now run this wire from the ground post to the negative post
of the battery. All of the loads return ground wires can now use the ground
post for termination using a spade or a ring terminal (customer supplied).

Bail Strap Mount:

1. Position the bail strap in the
selected mounting location.
Using an awl or other suitable
tool, scribe the surface where
the mounting holes are to be
drilled.

2. Carefully drill the mounting
holes in the areas scribed in
step one. The size of the drill

SW1

Ext. Tooth

Lock Washer

►

SW10

Screw

Split Lock
Washer

bit should be determined by
the size of the mounting hardware (customer supplied) and the
thickness of the mounting surface.

3. Using the customer supplied mounting hardware, secure the bail
strap to the mounting location.

Console Mount:

Console manufacturers offer mounting kits that include all the necessary
hardware and brackets required to mount this unit into their console. The
console mount brackets are secured onto the unit the same way the bail
bracket is. Refer to the manual included with your console.

Function Labels: Take the supplied label kit and determine which label
describes the function of switch 1. Peel the label off the backing and place
it in the label window above switch 1. Press the label lightly into place.
Repeat for each switch.

Wiring:

BACKLT GND: This terminal supplies ground to both the units function
window backlighting and the switch 'active' LED indicators located on the

+V IN: There are two terminals labeled +V IN, each of these terminals
supply a bank of 3 switches with their power source. It is required for each
of these terminals to be wired directly to the positive post of the battery
with a separate 14 AWG wire as shown in the wiring diagram. Install a 30
amp fuse block (customer supplied) on the end of each wire.

Note: Remove the fuse from the fuse block before connecting any
wires to the battery. Connect the fuse block wire to the POSITIVE (+) ter-

minal on the battery. There must not be more than 2 ft. of wire between the
fuse block and the battery. Since the wire between the fuse and battery is
“unprotected”, do not allow this wire to come in contact with other wires.

OPTIONAL WIRING FOR +V IN: Since each bank of switches have their
own individual power source (labeled +V IN), if there is a requirement for
some of the vehicles equipment to be switched to ground rather than
+Vbat, it is possible to wire one of the banks power inputs (labeled +V IN)
to the negative post of the battery and use the associated switches in that
bank to enable the ground activated devices. (Note: if the bank is used for
ground activation, the Switch 'active' LED indicators will not light for any
switch in that bank)

SW1-SW6: Connect these terminals to the desired equipment (loads) as
shown in the wiring diagram, be sure to use the proper wire size to handle
the current required to power the equipment.

IMPORTANT: It is the responsibility of the installation technician to
make sure that the installation and operation of this product will not
interfere with or compromise the operation or efficiency of any vehi­cle equipment! Before returning the vehicle to active service, visu­ally confirm the proper operation of this product.

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