Whelen Engineering Company B6MM Series User manual

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©2004 Whelen Engineering Company Inc.
Form No.13922C (052609)
51 Winthrop Road,
Chester, Connecticut 06412
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Internet: www.whelen.com
Sales e-mail: [e-mail]
Canadian Sales e-mail: [e-mail]
Customer Service e-mail: [e-mail]
Automotive: Beacons
Installation Guide:
Super-LED® Warning Light
Models: B6MM**, B6ML**,
B6MZ** & B6M7**
®
ENGINEERING COMPANY INC.
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 the 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 (this does not include products that use cigar power cords).
• If this product uses a remote device for activation or control, make sure that this device is located in an area
that allows both the vehicle and the device 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!
For warranty information regarding this product, visit www.whelen.com/warranty

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1. Remove
Dome &
Gasket
1.
1.
MOUNTING SCREWS
(Thru Hole Mounting)
MOUNTING
SURFACE
3. Remove
3. beacon's
3. mounting
3. bracket
3. Remove
3. beacon's
3. mounting
3. bracket
MOUNTING
GASKET
2. Remove
screws
and slide
beacon
out.
2.
3. Remove
beacon's
mounting
bracket
3.
3.
3.
WHITE-VIOLET N/C
WIRING
DIAGRAM
WHITE-VIOLET N/C
GREY N/C
WHITE-ORANGE
RED
BLACK
This wire is the color of the LED
BLACK
VIOLET
VIOLET
VIOLET
RED
BLACK
VIOLET
WHITE-ORANGE
L360 SERIES
700 SERIES
+12 VDC
Ground
Low Power
Cruise Light
5 AMP
FUSE
Mounting Holes
TOP VIEW / STANDARD and THRU-HOLE
1-3/4"
3.5"
THRU HOLE
MOUNTING
MOUNTING
HOLES (3)
3/8" DIA
WIRE HOLE
The Model B6MM warning light combines a Super LED® Beacon with either a 700 Series
Super LED® lighthead, a Halogen Scenelight a 700 Series LED Scenelight or an M7
lighthead for double warning in one light. It also meets the new standards set by the
NFPA. for the rear upper Zone “C” applications.
Installation:
WARNING!Since this installation 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.
STANDARD MOUNTING:
1. Dismantle the unit by first removing the 2 sheet metal screws which hold the lens onto the
beacons base and remove the dome and
gasket.
2. Remove the three screws that hold the
beacon to the beacon bracket and
separate the beacon from it’s mounting
bracket.
3. Remove the screws that hold the beacon
bracket to the base and slide the bracket
up and out so you can access the
mounting holes on the bottom of the
base.
4. Position the base housing onto the
vehicle so that the lower light device is
facing directly rearward, locate the three
mounting holes drilled into the base
housing (See diagram) and mark them off
on the mounting surface of the vehicle.
5. Remove the unit and position the base
gasket onto the vehicle. Line the gasket
up with the marks you made for the
mounting screws and mark off the center wire access hole using the gasket as a template.
6. Drill the base mounting holes for the three #10 sheet metal screws and drill the center wire
access hole to 3/8 inch (Grommet wire hole as needed / Customer supplied).
7. Feed the wires out of the unit, through the mounting gasket and through the access hole
and connect them to your power source. (See wiring)
8. Attach the base to the vehicle with the 3 sheet metal screws supplied, then reassemble and
test the unit.
THRU HOLE MOUNTING (Optional): To
install the unit using “Thru Hole Mounting”, on the
mounting surface, drill two holes sized for a ¼” sheet metal
screw the distances shown in the diagram. Be sure the unit
is facing the desired direction that it will face once installed.
Insert the customer supplied screws up through the bottom
of the base and tighten to secure.
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!
Operation:
Cruise Light:
Apply +12 VDC to the WHITE-ORANGE wire to turn on the cruise light. Remove the voltage from the
WHITE-ORANGE wire to restore normal operation.
Hi-Lo Intensity:
Apply +12 VDC to the VIOLET wire to put the beacon into low power. Remove the voltage from the
VIOLET wire to restore normal high power operation.
MOUNTING
SURFACE
FASTEX
GROMMET BASE
WIRE
HOLE
1¾"
3½"
1¾"
Thru Hole Mounting
FRONT VIEW / CROSS SECTION

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Specifications
Input Voltage:
Input Current:
Input Current:
Flash Patterns:
Low Power:
12.8 VDC ±20
L360 Beacon - 1.5 AMPS
700 Flasher - .75 AMPS
SignalAlert™ (Default)
+12V Active
28
LOWER LED / LENS COLOR
AMBER / AMBER
BLUE / BLUE
RED / RED
AMBER / CLEAR
BLUE / CLEAR
WHITE / CLEAR
RED / CLEAR
A=
B=
R=
1=
2=
3=
5=
PART NUMBER KEY:
LOWER LED / LENS COLOR
UPPER LED / LENS COLOR
01-0684139-__
UPPER LED / LENS COLOR
A=
B=
R=
1=
2=
3=
5=
G=
AMBER / AMBER
BLUE / BLUE
RED / RED
AMBER / CLEAR
BLUE / CLEAR
WHITE / CLEAR
RED / CLEAR
GRN / GRN
13
LENS OPTIC BLUE 700 SERIES SEAL/ / with
10-0522496-04
26-0215001-06
68-1183582-1S
68-1183582-2S
21-12081205-3
07-242837-000
07-263938-000
14-062216-061
38-0242422-00
01-0482951-00
15-061416-240
01-0685953NRF
01-0685953-2F
01-0685953-1F
01-0685953-3F
01-0685953N5F
01-0685953-AF
11-483144-011
01-0684139-__
01-0685953-BF
BEACON AMB/AMB FLAT MT L360 SERIES
B6MM SERIES Super-LED®L360 700 LED/
HOUSING / BASE MODEL B6R - POLISHED
BEACON RED-CLR NFPA FLAT MT L360 SERIES
BEACON RED-RED NFPA FLAT MT L360 SERIES
BRACKET / MOUNTING MECHANISM / LOWER LED
BEACON WHT-CLR FLAT MT L360 SERIES
BEACON BLU-CLR FLAT MT L360 SERIES
BEACON AMB-CLR FLAT MT L360 SERIES
BEACON BLU-BLU FLAT MT L360 SERIES
SCREW / #6 X 1 1/2" PPHSMS
SCREW / #6-32 X 3/8" PPHMS SEMS
GASKET / MOUNTING B6R SERIES
LABEL MODEL B6MM SERIES/
LENS OPTIC AMBER 700 SERIES SEAL/ / with
BRACKET MOUNTING B6R MECHANISM 360°LED/
SCREW GROMMET FASTEX
KIT PACKING B6R SERIES/
TY-WRAP 6" BLACK/
13-062C40-16J
01-0685953-GF
25-1510222-00
67-1011877150
67-1011800150
67-1011822150
67-1011893150
25-0510223-05
02-0363888430
02-0363888450
02-0363888420
02-0363888410
15-101416-120
21-17060704-3
68-1183582-3S
68-1183582-5S
A/R
A/R
1
2
A/R
A/R
A/R
A/R
A/R
A/R
4
REF
REF
3
1
2
1
1
A/R
A/R
A/R
A/R
A/R
A/R
3
A/R
3
1
3
1
1
1
1
A/R
4
BUTT TERMINAL / STEP-DWN 16-14 TO 22-18 AWG
BUTT TERMINAL 22-16 INLINE/
SUB ASSY 700 LINEAR TIR RED 4 WIRE//
SUB ASSY 700 LINEAR TIR WHT 4 WIRE//
SUB ASSY 700 LINEAR TIR BLUE 4WIRE//
SCREW #10 X 3/4" PPHSMS SS/
SCREW GROMMET FASTEX
LENS OPTIC RED 700 SERIES SEAL/ / with
LENS OPTIC CLEAR 700 SERIES SEAL/ / with
SUB ASSY 700 LINEAR TIR AMB 4 WIRE//
#6 - #8 SCREW GROMMET
BEACON GREEN/GREEN FLAT MT L360 SERIES
WIRE 18 GA 15" RED STRIP STRIP/-
WIRE 18 GA 15" WHT/ORG STRIP/STRIP/
WIRE 18 GA 15" BLACK STRIP STRIP/-
WIRE 18 GA 15" VIOLET STRIP STRIP/-
22
23
ITEM PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION
QTY
31
32
33
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
21
2
3
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1
34
35
15
14
34
27
18
1
12
11
10
23
19
9
6
2
4
3
5
7
835
24
20
25
21
26
22
29

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Specifications
Input Voltage:
Input Current:
Input Current:
Flash Patterns:
Low Power:
12.8 VDC ±20
L360 Beacon - 1.5 AMPS
700 Flasher - .75 AMPS
SignalAlert™(Default)
+12V Active
LOWER SCENE STYLE
ZHALOGEN SCENE
LED SCENE
=
Y=
LOWER SCENE STYLE
UPPER LED / LENS COLOR
01-0684139-__ UPPER LED / LENS COLOR
A=
B=
R=
1=
AMBER / AMBER
BLUE / BLUE
RED / RED
AMBER / CLEAR
BLUE / CLEAR
WHITE / CLEAR
RED / CLEAR
GRN / GRN
2=
3=
5=
G=
FRONT
B6MM SERIES Super-LED L360/LED SCENE
HOUSING / BASE MODEL B6R - POLISHED
01-0685953-BF
01-0684139-_Y
11-483144-011
01-0685953-AF
KIT PACKING B6R SERIES/
SCREW #6 X 1 1/2" PPHSMS/
SCREW GROMMET FASTEX
BRACKET MOUNTING MECHANISM LOWER LED//
BRACKET MOUNTING B6R MECHANISM 360°LED/
01-0685953N5F
01-0685953-3F
01-0685953-1F
01-0685953-2F
01-0685953NRF
15-061416-240
01-0482951-00
38-0242422-00
14-062216-061
07-263938-000
07-242837-000
21-12081205-3
TY-WRAP 6" BLACK/
LABEL MODEL B6MM SERIES/
26-0215001-06
10-0522496-04
GASKET MOUNTING B6R SERIES/
SCREW #6-32 X 3/8" PPHMS SEMS/
SCREW GROMMET FASTEX
21-17060704-3
SCREW #10 X 3/4" PPHSMS SS/ 15-101416-120
25-0510223-05 BUTT TERMINAL 22-16 INLINE/
67-1011893150
67-1011822150
67-1011800150
67-1011877150
WIRE 18 GA 15" VIOLET STRIP/STRIP/
WIRE 18 GA 15" BLACK STRIP/STRIP/
WIRE 18 GA 15" WHT ORG STRIP STRIP/--
WIRE 18 GA 15" RED STRIP/STRIP/
25-1510222-00
BUTT TERMINAL STEP-DOWN 16-14 TO 22-18 AWG/
BEACON AMB/AMB FLAT MT L360 SERIES
BEACON BLU/BLU FLAT MT L360 SERIES
BEACON RED/RED NFPA FLAT MT L360 SERIES
BEACON AMB/CLR FLAT MT L360 SERIES
BEACON BLU/CLR FLAT MT L360 SERIES
BEACON WHT/CLR FLAT MT L360 SERIES
BEACON RED/CLR NFPA FLAT MT L360 SERIES
01-0685953-GF
ASSY / BEACON GRN/GRN FLAT MT L360 SERIES
68-1183464-3S
LENS CLEAR 7E SCENELIGHT W/ SEAL/
01-026A532-10
SUB-ASS'Y LED SCENE LT 700 NO CONNECTOR//
13-062C40-16J
SCREW GROMMET / #6/8
34-0041987-00 SNAP-IN LAMP 12V/35H
02-0383709-05
700 REFLECTOR W/O LAMP 2-WIRE NO CONN
01-0684139-_Z
B6MM SERIES Super-LED L360/HALO SCENE
11-461065-000
HOUSING LIGHT ASSY MINI MAX/
4
A/R
1
A/R
A/R
A/R
A/R
A/R
A/R
-
REF
REF
1
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
33
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
A/R
-
-
1
A/R
A/R
4
REF
REF
3
1
1
2
1
A/R
A/R
A/R
A/R
A/R
1
33
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
A/R
1
A/R
4
-
-
-
-
38-0241199-00 GASKET
22
23
ITEM PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION
QTY QTY
33
34
35
24
27
28
29
30
31
32
21
2
3
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1
28
14
15
27
34
1
9
19
21
20
22
11
12
10
17
23
24
18
13
6
45
7
835
23
29

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Specifications
Input Voltage:
Input Current / L360 Beacon:
Input Current M7 Lighthead:
Flash Patterns:
Low Power:
12.8 VDC ±20
1.5 AMPS
0.75 AMPS
SignalAlert™(Default)
+12V Active
Upper LED / Lens Color
AMBER / AMBER
BLUE / BLUE
RED / RED
AMBER / CLEAR
BLUE / CLEAR
WHITE / CLEAR
RED / CLEAR
GREEN / GREEN
A=
B=
R=
1=
2=
3=
5=
G=
01-0686341-__
Upper LED
Lens Color
Lower LED
Lens Color
Lower LED / Lens Color
AMBER / AMBER
BLUE / BLUE
RED / RED
AMBER / CLEAR
BLUE / CLEAR
WHITE / CLEAR
RED / CLEAR
A=
B=
R=
1=
2=
3=
5=
2
14
3
45
67
825
28
27
15 26
1
12
18
13
FRONT
23 10
19 20 21 22
34 35 36
9
11
24
SUB ASSY M7 SYNC BLU BLU/-
A/R
02-036A796-B0
02-036A796-A0
38-0143750-00
10-0522496-06
26-0215001-06
21-12081205-3
07-242837-000
07-263938-000
14-062216-061
38-0242422-00
01-0482951-00
15-081416-160
01-0685953NRF
01-0685953-2F
01-0685953-1F
01-0685953-3F
01-0685953N5F
01-0685953-AF
11-483144-011
01-0686341-__
01-0685953-BF
A/R
1
2
A/R
A/R
A/R
A/R
A/R
A/R
1
2
REF
REF
3
1
2
1
1
A/R
BEACON AMB-AMB FLAT MT L360 SERIES
B6M7 SERIES Super-LED L360/M7 LED
HOUSING / BASE MODEL B6R - POLISHED
BEACON RED/CLR NFPA FLAT MT L360 SERIES
BEACON RED-RED NFPA FLAT MT L360 SERIES
BRACKET MOUNTING LED B6R/
GASKET DIE CUT PSA M7/
BEACON WHT-CLR FLAT MT L360 SERIES
BEACON BLU-CLR FLAT MT L360 SERIES
BEACON AMB-CLR FLAT MT L360 SERIES
BEACON BLU-BLU FLAT MT L360 SERIES
SCREW #8 X 1" PPHSMS/
SUB ASSY M7 SYNC AMB AMB/-
SCREW #6-32 X 3/8" PPHMS SEMS/
GASKET MOUNTING B6R SERIES/
LABEL MODEL B6M7 SERIES/
BRACKET M G B6MM MECHANISM 360°LED/T
SCREW GROMMET FASTEX
KIT PACKING B6R SERIES/
TY-WRAP 6" BLACK/
02-036A796-50
02-036A796-20
02-036A796-10
02-036A796-R0
02-036A796-30
07-743879-000
13-062C40-16J
01-0685953-GF
25-1510222-00
67-1011877150
67-1011800150
67-1011822150
67-1011893150
25-0510223-05
15-101416-120
21-17060704-3
A/R
A/R
A/R
1
2
3
2
3
2
A/R
1
1
1
1
A/R
A/R
BUTT TERM. / STEP-DOWN 16-14 TO 22-18 AWG
SUB ASSY M7 SYNC RED RED/-
SUB ASSY M7 SYNC WHT CLR/-
M7 TO B6R-B6T ADAPTOR PLATE
SCREW GROMMET #6/8
BEACON GRN GRN FLAT MT L360 SERIES-
BUTT TERMINAL 22-16 INLINE/
SCREW #10 X 3/4" PPHSMS SS/
SCREW GROMMET FASTEX
SUB ASSY / M7 SYNC RED-CLR
SUB ASSY M7 SYNC BLU-CLR/
SUB ASSY M7 SYNC AMB-CLR/
WIRE 18 GA 15" RED STRIP-STRIP/
WIRE 18 GA 15" WHT-ORG STRIP-STRIP/
WIRE 18 GA 15" BLACK STRIP-STRIP/
WIRE 18 GA 15" VIOLET STRIP-STRIP/
22
23
ITEM PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION
QTY
31
32
33
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
21
2
3
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1
34
35
36
29