Whelen SABKT1 User Manual

ENGINEERING COMPANY INC.

51 Winthrop Road Chester, Connecticut 06412-0684 Phone: (860) 526-9504

Universal Mounting Bracket

SA314 / SA315 Siren Speaker

Installation Guide:

Fax: (860) 526-4078 Internet: www.whelen.com Sales e-mail: autosale@whelen.com Canadian Sales e-mail: autocan@whelen.com Customer Service e-mail: custserv@whelen.com

DANGER! Sirens produces 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 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 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

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wire exit

& drain hole

Selecting a Mounting Location: The mounting location should not only be as flat as possible but also allow the speaker to project its tone parallel with the road. For specific applications for the universal bracket, refer to the following pages.

Installation:

1. Position the bracket onto the desired mounting area and mark off the mounting holes using the bracket as a template.

2. In the center of the 4 holes you marked off, drill a 1/8 inch pilot hole into the mounting surface for each of the mounting screws then enlarge the pilot holes with a 9/32 inch drill. If you can get access to the other side of the mounting area, and it is not too thick, you may want to substitute the mounting screws with nuts, bolts and washers (customer supplied) of comparable strength and thickness.

3. Secure the bracket onto the mounting surface with the supplied mounting hardware. NOTE: You may need a socket and drill to drive the screws.

4. Attach speaker to bracket with the supplied mounting hardware then extend the WHITE (Positive) and BLACK (Negative) speaker wires to your amplifier and connect as shown in the amplifiers instructions.

Mounting

the Speaker

1/4 - 20 X 1-1/2"

HEX HEAD SS

1/4" SPLIT

LOCK WASHER

SA315

1/4 X 20 X 1-1/4 HEX HEAD

1/4" SPLIT LOCK WASHER

SA314

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!

to Bracket

#14 X 1" PPHSMS

1/4" INTERNAL TOOTH

LOCKWASHER

APPLICATION HARDWARE QTY

2004-05 DURANGO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NUT: 5/16-18 Hex SS 1/2" Diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2004-05 DURANGO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BOLT: 5/16-18 X 1 Hex Head SS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

2004-05 DURANGO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WASHER: 5/16 Split Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

2001 TAURUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCREW: 1/4 X 1" Hex Washer Head Self Drilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

For Any Application / Bracket to vehicle . . SCREW: 5/16 X 1" Hex Head SMS SS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

For Any Application / Bracket to vehicle . . WASHER: 5/16" Flat SS 3/4" Outer Diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Mounting SA314 Speaker To Bracket . . . . . SCREW: 14 X 1 PPHSMS A Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Mounting SA314 Speaker To Bracket . . . . . WASHER: 1/4 Internal Tooth Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Mounting SA315 Speaker to Bracket . . . . . SCREW: 1/4-20 X 1-1/2 Hex Head SS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Mounting SA315 Siren Driver to Housing. . BOLT: 1/4 X 20 X 1-1/4 Hex Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Mounting SA315 Speaker to Bracket . . . . . WASHER: 1/4 Split Lock Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

SA314

WARNING: Speaker wires must exit the bottom of the speaker. The wire hole also serves as a drainage hole. Improper mount-

The SA315 siren speaker mounting kit comes with 3 long bolts (1/4-20 X 1-1/2” Hex Head SS). The longer bolts are necessary to go through the mounting bracket, through the siren housing and into the siren driver. They will replace 3 of the 4 shorter bolts (“A”) that now secure the siren driver to the speaker housing. Your speaker is shipped with 2 or more of the shorter bolts installed. A short bolt must be used in the hole that does not go through the bracket so it will properly secure the driver to the housing. If you need to remove all 4 bolts at once be sure to hold the driver in place.

SA315 / Rear View

Side View

ing will result in siren driver failure and void the siren warranty.

IMPORTANT NOTE: In most applications the existing drain hole will work fine. However, since this mounting bracket can mount

NEW DRAIN HOLE HERE

EXISTING DRAIN HOLE

in a variety of positions the drain hole in the bottom of the speaker can be ineffective if the speaker is mounted with the drain hole facing to the side. If your application does not allow this an alternate drain hole may be drilled.

wire

exit &

drain

hole

Drilling a drain hole / SA314: Drill a small drainage hole in the

area indicated, using a 1/8” (.125) drill bit. There is a second wall behind the outer surface that you must not drill through. Use a drill

stop set to a 1/4” depth. This will insure that you don’t hit any internal speaker parts while drilling the hole.

New drain hole

Drilling a drain hole / SA315: Remove the bolts that hold the driver to the speaker body and slide

the driver out. Drill a small drainage hole in the rear of the speaker as shown. The hole should be drilled in the rear, on the curved part of the speaker body (See side view) using a 1/8” drill bit. Make sure the hole is located on the bottom (depending on the position the speaker will be in after mounting). Be sure you drill through both the outer and inner walls of the siren housing so the drain hole will reach the driver compartment. Reassemble the speaker, reinstalling the driver into the speaker body and securing the driver with the bolts you removed. WARNING: When you are reassembling the speaker, be very

careful not to pinch the wires between the siren driver and the housing. Feed the wires through the wire hole first.

Possible Mounting Positions: The SA314 or SA315 can mount to the universal bracket in a variety of positions depending on what your mounting

requirements are. The only necessity is that the speaker wires exit the bottom, (toward the ground) since this hole also serves as the drainage hole for the speaker.

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