Whelen Engineering Company CSP8120 User manual

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ENGINEERING COMPANY INC.
Route 145, Winthrop Road,
Chester, Connecticut 06412
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Automotive: Power Supplies
Installation Guide:
Models CSP8120 / CSP8180
Strobe Power Supplies
©2002 Whelen Engineering Company Inc.
Form No.13683B (072507)
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 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.
• 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!
For warranty information regarding this product, visit www.whelen.com/warranty

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Selecting a mounting location:
• 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.
• This power supply 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.
• Do not block the cooling fan located on the top of the unit.
• Do not select a location where the unit will be exposed to
potential damage from any unsecured or loose equipment
in the vehicle.
• Be sure the area selected will not allow the unit to be
exposed to water.
• When routing the units 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 (trunk lids, door jams, etc.).
WARNING! The Strobe Light Power Supply is a high voltage
device. Do not touch or remove the strobe tube assembly
while in operation. Wait at least 10 minutes after
disconnecting the unit from its power source before starting
work or troubleshooting on the power supply or system.
Mounting:
1. Position the unit 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 power supply and scribe the areas that are
to be drilled.
2. Remove the unit from its mounting area and, using a
drill bit sized for a #10 sheet metal screw, drill a hole in
each of the areas scribed in the previous step.
3. Return the power supply to its mounting location and
using the supplied hardware, mount the unit onto the
mounting surface.
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!
Note: Although a fuse is required to be used in the
fuse block, (20-amp: CSP8120 or 30-amp: CSP8180) do
not install the fuse until all of the wire connections are
completed.
Power Connector:
Recommended wire size to extend the power wires:
For 41 feet of wire use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 AWG
For 26 feet if wire use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 AWG
For 16 feet of wire use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 AWG
For 10 feet of wire use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 AWG
1. Locate the 4 position power connector included with
your power supply and plug it into the port indicated.
Splice the two RED wires together and extend them to
the vehicle battery.
2. Connect the extended wire to a fuse block (customer
supplied) and then to the POSITIVE terminal on the
battery.
3. Splice the two BLACK wires together and extend to the
vehicle battery. Connect the extended wire to the
factory chassis ground adjacent to the battery.
Control Connector:
Next plug the 6 position control connector into its port and
follow the wiring diagram for the connections. Use a
minimum of 22 AWG wire to extend the control wires. The
wire functions are as follows:
Blue wire: Apply power to this wire and Lamps 1 & 2 will
flash alternately with each other.
Green wire: Apply power to this wire and Lamps 3 & 4 will
flash alternately with each other.
Yellow wire: Apply power to this wire and Lamps 5 & 6 will
flash alternately with each other.
Gray wire: Apply power to this wire and Lamps 7 & 8 will
flash alternately with each other.
White wire: This wire controls pattern selection. This is a
positive activation input. A momentary activation (Less than
1 second) will cause the power to change the default flash
pattern to the next available pattern. If the new pattern is
active for more than 1 second, it will become the new
default pattern. A momentary activation (more than 1
second) will cause the power supply to change the default
flash pattern to the previous pattern. If the input is tied to
positive while the unit is powered up, the unit will reset to
the factory default pattern (Comet Flash).
Violet wire: This wire controls the HI/LO feature. (see
wiring diagram)

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SPECIFICATIONS CSP8180 CSP8120
INPUT VOLTAGE
INPUT CURRENT
INPUT POWER
ANODE VOLTAGE
ENERGY / TOTAL
ENERGY / HI POWER
ENERGY / LO POWER
OUTPUT POWER
FLASH RATE / DEFAULT
FLASH PATTERNS:
12.8 VDC +/-20%
18 AMPS
230 WATTS
450 VDC / MAX
4X18JOULES
6.5/3.8/3.8/3.8
2.3/2.3/2.3/2.3
2X90WATTS
150 CFPM +/-5%
12.8 VDC +/-20%
12 AMPS
154 WATTS
450 VDC / MAX
4X12JOULES
4.4/2.6/2.6/2.6
1.6/1.6/1.6/1.6
2X60WATTS
150 CFPM +/-5%
1 - COMET FLASH
2 - TRIPLE FLASH
3 - DOUBLE FLASH
4 - RAPID RATE
5 - ACTION FLASH
6 - MODU-FLASH
7 - MICRO BURST 2
8 - MICRO BURST 3
9 - LONG BURST
10 - ACTION SCAN
LAMP 1
LAMP 3
LAMP 4
CSP8120
CSP8180
10
15
AMP
AMP
CSP8120
CSP8180
10
15
AMP
AMP
CSP8120
CSP8180
20
30
AMP
AMP
3 AMP
NOTE: All fuses and switches are customer supplied.
LAMP 8
LAMP 7
LAMP 6
LAMP 5
CSP8180 & CSP8120
Applying +voltage to the Violet wire for more
than 1 sec. holds the power supply in low power mode until
that voltage is removed. Use a toggle switch for this mode
of operation.
Level Mode:
By applying (+) voltage to the Violet wire for
less than 1 sec., the power supply is latched into low power
operation. The unit must be turned off and then back on to
restore normal, Hi power operation. Use a momentary switch
for this mode of operation.
Latching Mode:
The type of switch used depends on how the
operator wants Hi/Lo to function:
HI/LO FUNCTION:
NOTE -
GRAY
YELLOW
GREEN
BLUE
WHITE
VIOLET
M
M
S
S
S
S
SWITCHES:
=
=
S
M
SPST
MOMENTARY
LAMP 1 & 2
LAMP 3 & 4
LAMP 5 & 6
LAMP 7 & 8
PATTERN
HI/LO
BATTERY
RED
RED
BLACK
BLACK
OUTPUTS OUTPUTS
M
M
S
S
S
S
1
2
3
4
4
3
2
1
5
6
LAMP 2
FUSE
FUSE FUSE
FUSE
CONTROL POWER