Whelen TA9M06H User Manual

®

ENGINEERING COMPANY INC.

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

5 or 6 LED or Halogen Traffic Advisor™

Installation Guide:

Edge® 9M Lightbar Kit

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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 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. 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.

• 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: Lightbars

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

©2002 Whelen Engineering Company Inc.
Form No.13670B (022309)

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Traffic Advisor™: Installation & Wiring

WARNING: The strobe light power supply is a high voltage device.
Do not remove the strobe tubes or dismantle the strobe lightheads in
the system while the unit is in operation. Wait 10 minutes after
turning off power Before starting any work on the system.

1. Remove the endcaps. If your lightbar is equipped with alley lights you
must unplug them before fully removing the endcap (see below).

2. Remove any lenses, lightheads or filler panels necessary (Figs. 1 &

2) then route the TA harness into position inside the lightbar so the six
Amp connectors are positioned about where the lightheads will be.

3. Pin a 12-position connector onto one end of the control head harness
and plug it into the 12-position socket housing of the TA harness.

Snap Lighthead

1 Align

Lighthead
with the 4
bosses in
the endcap

2

into 4 barbs in
endcap

Endcap, Alley Light and Gasket

4. Run the other end of the control head harness out of the main
harness exit hole, ty-wrapping it to the main harness.

5. Pin the other end of the control head harness on to the other 12­position connector and plug it into the control head.

6. Plug the six AMP connectors of the Traffic Advisor harness into the
six lightheads as you install the lightheads into the lightbar base.

7. Reinstall the existing options you removed. To reinstall the lightheads
and lenses in proper order, you may refer to the switch operations
sheet included.

8. Plug in the alley lights (if present) and replace the endcaps.
Installation is now complete. Refer to the control head manual for
operation.

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.

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

Place endcap gasket onto endcap locating all tabs and holes

Gasket

Lighthead

Removing the Endcap and Lenses

Remove the screws (A) that hold the endcap on and pull the endcap and gasket (C) off.4 (B) Slide lenses
(D) out of the lightbar, to gain access to the extrusion. When reinstalling the lenses and spacers, install the
cord seal (NFPA / See below). When reinstalling the endcap, place the endcap gasket into it's position on
the endcap and line up all the tabs and holes. Spacers (not shown) mount the same as lenses.

Seal Cord Installation / NFPA MODELS ONLY:

Cut the seal cord approx. 1-1/2" longer than the extrusion on each side.

1-

Rub silicone over the cord seal leaving 3 to 4 inches on one end dry.

2-

Beginning with corner lens, start the lens into the bottom

3- a

lens track. Place the cord seal onto the groove in the

3-

top of the lens eav 1 to 2

3-

Hold onto the left end of the seal hanging

4-

out and slide the corner lens into

4-

position.

4-

From the opposite end of the

5-

lightbar, pull the seal

5-

cord tight and install

5-

the remaining lenses

5-

and divider.

5-

. L e " free.

A

B

D

Insert cord seal into track in lens

C

Inspect the seal cord for any areas that have

6-

wrinkled. Especially around the dividers.

6-

Push lenses together tight and trim excess

7-

seal cord at each end.

7-

D

NOTE: Lens dividers must be
installed as each lens is put
into position

Fig. 2

Ears on mounting bracket slide into

the channels in the lightbar base.

CORNER

STROBE

Edge of lighthead snaps into clips on bracket.

Lighthead or Panel mounting
holes snap into the raised
bosses on mounting bracket.

or

LIGHTHEAD

FILLER PANEL

Fig. 1 Corner Strobe / Top view of lightbar base

CENTER WALL of LIGHTBAR BASE

POWER SUPPLY

CORNER STROBE

TAB

REAR OF LIGHTBAR
(Drivers Side)

Lighthead snaps into
mounting bracket here.

Corner Strobe / End view of lightbar base

END VIEW OF
LIGHTBAR BASE

If you are installing a new

strobe lighthead, snap this

bead off of the bottom of

the new reflector

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Tabs slide
into base

Slide spacer
into bar