Whelen Engineering Company 6220-01-057-0746 User manual

BASE CAN BE USED FOR BOTH 1 INCH (NPT) PIPE MOUNTING,
OR PERMANENT MOUNTING. FOR PERMANENT MOUNTING
USE THREE SCREWS ITEM 9 AND GASKET 11.
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.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
KEEP DRAIN HOLE
IN BASE FACING
REAR OF BEACON.
WIRES TO BE CRIMPED TO CUSTOMER
SUPPLIED TWO CONDUCTOR CABLE.
BLACK WIRE, NEGATIVE (-) GROUND,
RED WIRE, POSITIVE (+).
SEE BOX COPY ON PAGE 2 FOR
IMPORTANT WIRING INSTRUCTIONS.
NOTE:
SEE OTHER SIDE OF PAGE FOR
COMPLETE PARTS LISTING.
2
3
4
5
1
6
WHEN INSERTING FLASH
TUBE ASSEMBLY INTO
STROBE POWER SUPPLY
ASSEMBLY, ALIGN THE THREE
PRONGS ON FLASH TUBE
ASSEMBLY WITH SLOTS ON
STROBE POWER SUPPLY
ASSEMBLY
7
8
9
10
WARNING... THE STROBE POWER
SUPPLY IS A HIGH VOLTAGE
DEVICE. DO NOT REMOVE TUBES OR
DISMANTLE STROBE LIGHT HEAD
ASSEMBLY WHILE IN OPERATION.
WAIT 10 MINUTES AFTER TURNING
OFF POWER BEFORE STARTING
WORK OR TROUBLE SHOOTING.
MADE
IN THE U.S.A.
©1998 Whelen En
g
ineerin
g
Company Inc.
Form No.13406A (091099)
WITH POLYCARBONATE BASE
Installation Guide:
Beacon, Strobe Light (24V)
NSN:6220-01-057-0746

ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY. PART NUMBER
1 OPTIC DOME, HIGH PROFILE, AMBER 1 68-2180483-10
1 OPTIC DOME, HIGH PROFILE, BLUE 1 68-2180483-20
1 OPTIC DOME, HIGH PROFILE, CLEAR 1 68-2180483-30
1 OPTIC DOME, HIGH PROFILE, GREEN 1 68-2180483-40
1 OPTIC DOME, HIGH PROFILE, RED 1 68-2180483-50
1 OPTIC DOME, LOW PROFILE, AMBER 1 68-2180452-10
1 OPTIC DOME, LOW PROFILE, BLUE 1 68-2180452-20
1 OPTIC DOME, LOW PROFILE, CLEAR 1 68-2180452-30
1 OPTIC DOME, LOW PROFILE, GREEN 1 68-2180452-40
1 OPTIC DOME, LOW PROFILE, RED 1 68-2180452-50
2 #4 x 1/2 INCH PHILLIPS PAN HEAD SHEET METAL SCREW, STAINLESS STEEL 2 15-041416-080
3 STROBE LIGHT FLASH TUBE ASSEMBLY KIT 1 01-0441566-00
4 #6 x 5/16 INCH HEX WASHER HEAD THREAD FORMING SCREW 3 15-066939-056
5 STROBE POWER SUPPLY ASSY., (24 VOLT) 1 02-0166321-00
6 NUT #4-FASTEX SCREW GROMMET, NYLON 2 21-17020602-3
7 PIPE/FLAT MOUNT POLYCARBONATE BASE 1 06-181468-001
8 #6 x 5/8 INCH PAN HEAD THREAD FORMING SCREW (TO SECURE DOME TO BASE) 2 15-065410-100
9 SEAL BASE GASKET 1 38-0241596-00
WIRING INSTRUCTIONS
NOTE: This unit is polarit
y
sensitive. It is
reverse polarit
y
protected onl
y
if the
appropriate fuse is installed between thepower
source and the strobe li
g
ht beacon IN THE
POSITIVE
(
+
)
LINE
(
red wire
)
. A 5 amp fuse is
recommended.
1. Connect RED wire on strobe li
g
ht beacon to
positive DC volta
g
e
(
+
)
.
2. A customer supplied sin
g
le pole sin
g
le throw
(
SPST
)
switch ma
y
be used to control the
ON-OFF function of the strobe li
g
ht beacon.
3. Connect the BLACK wire on strobe li
g
ht bea-
con to ne
g
ative
(
-
)
g
round.
MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS:
1 INCH (NPT) PIPE MOUNT.
This strobe li
g
ht beacon features a
combination base which ma
y
be used for
either 1 INCH
(
NPT
)
PIPE MOUNT, or
PERMANENT MOUNT.
The threadin
g
for a 1 inch
(
NPT
)
pipe
mountin
g
is precast in the base.
1. Feed power cable throu
g
h the 1 inch
pipe and connect the cable to the wires of
the strobe beacon.
2. Screw thestrobe beacon to the threads
on the 1” pipe, takin
g
precaution not to
dama
g
e the connected power wires.
NOTE: Do not ti
g
hten base too hard on
threads of pipe as not to dama
g
e threads
on base.
MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS:
PERMANENT MOUNT
1. Use the base
(
item 7
)
as a template
and mark the three mountin
g
holes on the
mountin
g
surface. After removin
g
the
base, mark in the center between the
three mountin
g
holes the location of the
wire access hole.
2. Drill mountin
g
holes in the mountin
g
surface to fit mountin
g
screws. Drill wire
access hole usin
g
a 3/8” drill
(
.375 inch
)
.
Remove burrs from wire access hole as
not to dama
g
e wires.
3. Gasket
(
item 9
)
will be used between
the strobe beacon base and the mountin
g
surface.
4. After connectin
g
the strobe li
g
ht bea-
con to the power cable, feed the wires
throu
g
h the cable access hole and place
the base with the
g
asket on the mountin
g
surface, linin
g
up the mountin
g
holes in
the base with the lines in the mountin
g
surface. Secure strobe li
g
ht beacon firml
y
to the mountin
g
surface with the screws
(
item 8
)
.
PARTS LISTING FOR NSN:6220-01-057-0746 STROBE BEACONS
The outer surfaces of this product ma
y
be cleaned with
mild soap and water. Use of an
y
other chemicals ma
y
void product warrant
y
. Do not use a pressure washer.