Whelen TA165NF1 User Manual

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ENGINEERING COMPANY INC.

51 Winthrop Road
Chester, Connecticut 06412-0684
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Traffic Advisor™ Arrow Style:

Installation Guide:

TA125NF1 / TA125NF2
TA165NF1 / TA165NF2

Internet: www.whelen.com
Sales e-mail: [e-mail]
Canadian Sales e-mail: [e-mail]
Customer Service e-mail: [e-mail]

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 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.

• This product contains either strobe light(s), halogen light(s), high-intensity LEDs or a combination of these
lights. Do not stare directly into these lights. Momentary blindness and/or eye damage could result.

• Use only soap and water to clean the outer lens. Use of other chemicals could result in premature lens cracking
(crazing) and discoloration. Lens 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.

• 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: Traffic Advisor

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

©2007 Whelen Engineering Company Inc.
Form No.14140B (091710)

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3/8-16 X 2 HEX
HEAD BOLT

Installation:

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

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!

1. Place the Traffic Advisor™ in its mounting position on the
mounting surface, making sure the arrow is level. Mark the 4 bolt
locations off onto the mounting surface (2 bolts per side).

2. Remove the Traffic Advisor from the mounting surface and drill
the 4 mounting holes using a drill sized for the 3/8” bolts.

3. Install the mounting hardware onto the bolts in the order shown
and mount the Traffic Advisor to the vehicle (Fig. 1).

3/8-16
HEX NUT

3/8 SPLIT
LOCK
WASHER

3/8 FLAT
WASHER

3/8-16 X 2 HEX

3/8-16 X 2 HEX

HEAD BOLT

HEAD BOLT

MOUNTING
SURFACE

FIG. 1

Wire Connections:

1. Splice the 2 RED wires together, then extend this single wire to
the battery and install a 15 amp fuse block (customer supplied) to
the end of the wire. (remove the fuse before connecting any
wires to the battery) Connect the wire to the POSITIVE (+)
battery terminal. Refer to the wiring diagram on the next page.

IMPORTANT: There must not be more than 2 feet of wire between
fuse block and battery. The wire between fuse and battery is
unprotected, do not allow this wire to come in contact with any
other wires.

2. Splice the 2 BLACK wires together, then extend this single wire
to the battery and connect it to the battery ground. If your vehicle
has a cable extending from the negative terminal of the battery to
the chassis, it is best to attach the BLACK wire at the chassis
connection.

Operation:

The operation of this TA is controlled by the TACTL3A Traffic
Advisor control head. Refer to the instructions that come with
the control head for operation.

Service:

This section shows you
how to access the
lightbar for service or
lighthead replacement.
To replace a lighthead,
first loosen the set
screw(s) on the bracket.
Now squeeze the clip
together so that it
disengages from the
extrusion and pull the
bracket straight out.
With the bracket
removed the lighthead
lifts out and can be
unplugged from the
harness and removed
from the lightbar.

Place lighthead
into extrusion

FRONT VIEW

FRONT VIEW

IMPORTANT: When you are routing wires, the existing, factory
wire harness should be followed whenever possible. The
existing harness has been positioned so no wires will be
damaged by vehicle operation. The factory harness may include
a service loop that will keep the wires from being damaged or
broken by the movement of the dump body.

Wiring:

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!

IMPORTANT! Before
returning the vehicle
to active service,
visually confirm the
proper operation of
this product, as well as
all vehicle
components/
equipment.

Snap the
bracket into
the extrusion.
The bracket mounts
as shown. Tighten the set
screw on the bracket to secure it.

Tighten Set Screw

IMPORTANT WARNING!

CAUTION! DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT THESE LEDS WHILE THEY ARE ON.
MOMENTARY BLINDNESS AND/OR EYE DAMAGE COULD RESULT!

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