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[N1SQB]

Ok!
I have been known to do some weird things so this should be no surprise to those who know me. I aquired an Whelen- Edge 9000 light bar that was replaced by a newer more sleek light bar. I would LOVE to place it somewhere inside my monitoring shack. Now comes the weird part. I would like to convert it for home use via a dedicated power supply. I dont want it to flash. I know that requires other parts. I just want it to light up in running mode or still mode like a lamp, for display purposes. I figured it would look cool with all the monitoring/Ham stuff around it. Has anyone ever done this or heard of it being done that can offer some tips?

Manny

 

[Citywide173]

If it's an Edge9000, it should have the strobe power supplies built in, and be capable of flashing as-is. To have any of it working, it's as simple as hooking up the large gauge wires to a 12V source and then using a low amperage 12V supply to ID each wire, then hook up the wires you want and leave the others unconnected.

 

[wesm1957]

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I have a Federal Jetsonic I was going to put into the lower section of a table. I was going to unhook the motor and replace the halogen bulbs with LED bulbs
Wes

 

[N1SQB]

If it's an Edge9000, it should have the strobe power supplies built in, and be capable of flashing as-is. To have any of it working, it's as simple as hooking up the large gauge wires to a 12V source and then using a low amperage 12V supply to ID each wire, then hook up the wires you want and leave the others unconnected.

It IS an Edge-9000 Light bar so I am even MORE excited to do this now. The only problem is that I still have the multi pin connector in one piece. There are no exposed wires. So, I will have to take a picture of the piece to better help my cause. I guess it makes it easier to have the cable still wired no? Now do I understand that I would use a separate power supply to test the other wires? How low of a wattage?

Manny

 

[Citywide173]

Ahhh...gotta love the CSP setup. I'd try and find the other half of the control cable somewhere-it would make it much easier, as it would give you the bare wires.

As far as the power requirements, the bar should have the relays built in, so you can use the same power supply, just make sure that you fuse the lead that you're using to ID the different functions with something low amperage. 5 amps would be about the highest I'd go with, although I'd prefer 2 or 2.5.

 

[DPapay]

The lightbar was not designed for just continuous use like that. If this was my project, I would try to take a string of clear christmas lights, and string them neatly within the lightbar. Let us know how you do.