Hey Group! Can anyone chime in and confirm if the Moto HLN1439 old school siren amp will in fact work 100% when interfaced to an 8500 WITH the J6 Accy Conn to DB25FM cable? There would also be a URC connected to the 8500. Thanks in advance for any help! Stay Safe!
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APX8500 w/HLN1439 Siren Amp & J6 to DB25 Cable
- Thread starter Whelen
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FBI in Boston in all their New Jeeps have 8550 and the older style siren unit mounted on the console side. I have no idea about the wiring
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Thank You for your reply. Can you elaborate further?
What do you want to know. I unplugged my 25pin cable from my 7500 deck, installed my 8500 and hooked cables up.
Using the J600 to DB25 pigtail? Or are you saying the face of your 8500 has a DB25 female? Reason I ask is because in my search for a transceiver to buy, I haven’t come across any 8500’s with the DB25 as a port.
You need the adapter cable. Its spelled out in the service manual and installation manual. There is NO 25 pin plug on an 8500.
Thank You. I did see that in the service manual. However I called Moto Support and they swore the 8500 was not compatible with the HLN1439 siren amp. You have clarified what I was looking for. Now I'm off to purchase the actual 8500. Thanks for your help!
Sorry to hijack, but I am working on a similar project but am having trouble determining what cable or adapter I need. I am wanting to connect the Whelen Radio Compatible Siren to an O9 head connected to an APX8500. I also have a URC installed for light control. Can someone point me in the correct direction? The siren uses the 25 pin connector but I’m not sure what the other end of the cable should look like, much less where to procure one. Thanks in advanced for any help.
