Whelen UFM8 User Manual

ENGINEERING COMPANY INC.

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

Installation Guide:

UFM8 Universal Flasher

This UFM8 Universal Flasher, like all Whelen components, can be installed in many different types of vehicles. The guidelines for the installation of this product are written so that no matter what vehicle is being used, the installation and operation of the unit will be simple and straight forward.

Selecting a Mounting Location:

The most common choice for a mounting area would be a trunk or similar compartment. However, due to the wide variety of vehicles onto which the unit could be installed, this is not always possible. The following guidelines will help the installer select an acceptable alternative:

A) The flasher should be mounted on a metal surface to aid

heat dissipation. Be sure that this surface is not one that either generates or is exposed to excessive heat during normal operation of the vehicle.

B) Do not select a location where the unit will be exposed

to potential damage from any unsecured or loose equipment in the vehicle.

C) Be sure the area selected will not allow the unit to be

exposed to water.

D) When routing wires, it is important to choose a path that

will keep these wires away from excessive heat and from any vehicle equipment that could compromise the integrity of the wires (ex. trunk lids, door jams, etc..)

E) When the best mounting location has been determined,

securely fasten the unit to it’s mounting surface.

CAUTION: As it will be necessary to drill holes into the mounting surface, 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.

Mounting your UFM8:

1. Position the UFM8 in its proposed mounting location to ensure that it fits properly. With the unit in place, insert an awl or other suitable tool into the mounting screw area of the flasher and scribe the areas to be drilled.

2. Remove the unit from its mounting area and, using a drill bit sized for a #8 sheet metal screw, drill a hole in each of the areas scribed in the previous step.

3. Return the UFM8 to its mounting location and using the supplied #8 sheet metal screws, mount the unit .

Wiring your UFM8:

1. Locate the 4 position Input Connector included with your UFM8 and plug it into the port indicated on page 2. Run the 2 BLACK wires and the 2 RED wires to the battery.

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.

INPUT POWER AND GROUND / MAXIMUM WIRE LENGTH (Ft.)

Wire Gauge / AWG

Input Fuse

7.5 AMPS 15 AMPS 25 AMPS

18 AWG 16 AWG

10 FT 16 FT

5FT 8FT

N/A 5 FT

14 AWG 12 AWG

27 FT 42 FT 13 FT 21 FT

8FT 13FT

10 AWG

67 FT 33 FT 20 FT

CONTROL WIRES / MAXIMUM WIRE LENGTH (Ft.)

Wire Gauge / AWG

Input Fuse 3 AMPS

2. Connect the RED wires to a fuse block (customer supplied) and

NOTE! Although a fuse (customer supplied) is required to be used in the fuse block, do not install the fuse until all wire connections are completed.

3. Connect the BLACK wires to the factory chassis ground adjacent

4. Refer to diagram on page 2 for wiring information for the remaining

22 AWG 18 AWG

10 FT 26 FT

then to the POSITIVE terminal on the battery.

to the battery.

Switch Control Wires and Pattern Control Wires.

16 AWG

42 FT

Control Wires:

In this configuration, applying +12VDC to the control wires (using customer supplied switches) will have the following results:

Control Wire #1 = Outlets 1 & 2 Enabled Control Wire #2 = Outlets 3 & 4 Enabled Control Wire #3 = Outlets 5 & 6 Enabled Control Wire #4 = Outlets 7 & 8 Enabled

Pattern Control: The factory pre-set default pattern is RapidFire™ 240.

(see Available Flash Patterns Pg. 2.)

To cycle up through all the available flash patterns, activate the pattern control switch momentarily, (less than one second) and release. After 5 seconds of operation, the pattern selected is now the default pattern and will remain so until another pattern is selected. To cycle backwards through the available patterns, activate the pattern control switch for more than one second and release.

Automotive: Flashers

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

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OUTPUT A OUTPUT B CONTROL POWER

13 6410 129

LAMP 1

LAMP 3

LAMP 2

LAMP 4

AVAILABLE FLASH PATTERNS:

RAPIDFIRE 680 - 340 SFPM / Per Lamp

RAPIDFIRE 240 - -

RAPIDFIRE 120 -

SIMULTANEOUS RAPIDFIRE 240

DOUBLEFLASH 240

DOUBLEFLASH 120

™

120 SFPM / Per Lamp

60 SFPM / Per Lamp

™

120 Alternating DFPM

60 Alternating DFPM

SIMULTANEOUS DOUBLEFLASH 240

COMETFLASH®

SIMULTANEOUS COMETFLASH®

ACTIONFLASH

SIMULTANEOUS ACTIONFLASH

MODUFLASH

SIMULTANEOUS MODUFLASH

SIGNALALERT

SIMULTANEOUS SIGNALALERT

SCAN

2 Cycles of Every Pattern

TRAFFIC ADVISOR™ -

60 Alternating Comet FPM

120 Comet FPM

™-

2 Comet Flash/4X150SFPM / 2 Comet

™-

SFPM to 180 Alternating SFPM

™-

120 S to 360 SFPM

™-

60 Alternating Flashes Per Minute

™-

See: "Traffic Advisor Control" .

UFM8

631

91210

LAMP 5

SFPM = DFPM = FPM =

LAMP 7

LAMP 6

Single Flashes Per Minute Double Flashes Per Minute

Flashes Per Minute

Default Pattern

240 SFPM

240 Simultaneous DFPM

Simultaneous

Like Action Flash, But Simultaneously

imultaneous SFPM

120 imultaneous FPM

LAMP 8

SPST

(MOM)

PATTERN CTRL

SPST

OUTLETS 7/8

21 3421

SPST

OUTLETS 5/6

SPECIFICATIONS

INPUT VOLTAGE INPUT CURRENT @ IDLE OUTPUT VOLTAGE OUTPUT CURRENT CONTROL VOLTAGE CONTROL CURRENT DEFAULT PATTERN

TRAFFIC ADVISOR

CONTROL

CTRL FUNCTION

2&3 SPLIT

3 FLASH

SPST

OUTLETS 3/4

LEFT1

RIGHT2

BLACK

SPST

OUTLETS 1/2

12.8VDC +/- 20%

ACTIVE LOW, .3V@5 Amps

- 5 AMPS (MAX)

RED

BLACK

BATTERY

0mA

INPUT VOLTAGE

5 mA (TYP)

RapidFire 240™

FUSE SELECTION

LAMP

LED

35W HAL

60W HAL

FUSE

Customer Supplied Fuse See Fuse Selection Table

CHART

FUSE

7.5 AMP

15 AMP

25 AMP

NOTE: PINS 2, 5, 8, AND 11 OF OUTPUTS A & B ARE NOT CONNECTED

SEE FUSE

SELECTION

CHART

4321

FUSE

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