Whelen TAM83AA User Manual

®

ENGINEERING COMPANY INC.

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

Installation Guide:

LED Traffic Advisor™

Model TAM83_ _

Fax: [phone]
Internet: www.whelen.com
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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

©2003 Whelen Engineering Company Inc.
Form No.13953B (110107)

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Installation:

Note: When routing the wires, it is important to choose a
path that will keep the wires away from excessive heat or
any vehicle equipment that could compromise the integrity
of the wires (ex. trunk lids, door jams, etc.).

WARNING! When the Traffic Advisor™ is mounted to the
rear of the vehicle, the cable exit must be on the passenger
side. If not, the flash pattern sequence you choose on the
control head will be incorrect. For example a left flashing
pattern will flash right.

1. Position the unit in its proposed mounting location to ensure that it
fits properly. Draw a pencil line on the mounting surface using the
top and bottom of the extrusion as a guide.

2. Two 1/4” holes are required to mount this unit. These holes may
be located anywhere along the horizontal centerline of the unit, but
must be centered between the upper and lower lines made in step

1. Tip! It’s a good idea to locate the mounting holes as far apart as
possible.

3. Using a 1/4” drill bit, drill a hole in each of the areas scribed in the
previous step.

4. Remove the end cap without the cable and insert the two carriage
bolts (included) into the extrusion as shown. Position these bolts
so they may pass through the mounting holes drilled in the
previous step.

5. With the unit in position, place a gasket, flat washer and elastic
stop nut onto each bolt and tighten firmly.

#10-24 Elastic Stop Nut

#10 Flat washer

.631" Diameter X .060"

Disc Gasket

#10-24 X 5/8" LG SS

Carriage Bolt

End view of extrusion / Endcap removed

BASE

EXTRUSION

DISK GASKET

MOUNTING
SURFACE

#10 .631 DIA. X .060
FLAT WASHER

#10-24
ELASTIC
STOP NUT

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

Extend the control wires to your switch panel and make the appropriate
connections using the wiring information below. The control head shown in
this manual is the TACTRLD1.

Note: If your system uses another control head, refer to your
control head manual for connection and operation.

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

RED (+)

BLACK (-)

GREY (SYNC)

FLASHER FLASHER

BROWN (+)

WHITE-BROWN (-)

RED (+)

WHITE-RED (-)

TIR 1 TIR 2 TIR 3 TIR 4 TIR 5 TIR 6

NOTE: Switches fuses and fuse blocks are not supplied

BACK LIGHT CONTROL: to +12VDC
source that is activated with the vehicles ignition switch

BATTERY: Negative

BATTERY: Positive

POS 2 / BLACK

POS1/RED

TAM83_ _

YELLOW (+)

WHITE-YELLOW (-)

POS 3 / WHITE

GREEN (+)

WHITE-GREEN (-)

3 Amp

Fuse

VIOLET (+)

WHITE-VIOLET (-)

DIP

SWITCH

CONTROL

GREY (+)

WHITE-GREY (-)

TACTLD1

REAR VIEW

20 AMP

GREY (SYNC)

10 Amp

Fuse

NOTE: For all information on programming and function refer to the control head instructions.

1

Lamp 1

2

Lamp 2

3

N/C

BROWN
RED

4

Lamp 3

5

Lamp 4

6

N/C

YELLOW
GREEN

7

Lamp 5

8

Lamp 6

9

Batt. / Pos

VIOLET
GRAY
WHITE

10

N/C
N/C

11

Aux. Input

12

Use SP/ST switch
fused at 3 Amps.

N/C
N/C
WHT-BLU

RED (+)

BLACK (-)

12 POSITION

CONNECTOR

10

7

4

11

5

8

12

9

63

INTERNAL CONNECTIONS TO LIGHTHEADS

1

1 = WHITE

1

2

= WHITE

1

3

= WHITE

1

4

= WHITE

1

5

= WHITE

1

6

= WHITE

1

7

= WHITE

1

8

= WHITE

1

9

= WHITE-BROWN

IO

= WHITE-RED

11

1

2

= WHITE-ORANGE

12

= WHITE-YELLOW

13

= WHITE-GREEN

14

= WHITE-BLUE

15

= WHITE-VIOLET

16

= WHITE-GREY

WHT/BLU - FLASHER (-)

WHT/ORG - FLASHER (-)

1

1

= BROWN

1

2

= RED

1

3

= N/C

1

4

= YELLOW

1

5

= GREEN

1

6

= N/C

1

7

= VIOLET

1

8

= GRAY

1

9

= WHITE-BROWN

IO

= WHITE-RED

11

= N/C

12

= WHITE-YELLOW

13

= WHITE-GREEN

14

= N/C

15

= WHITE-VIOLET

16

= WHITE-GREY

BLU - FLASHER (+)

ORG - FLASHER (+)

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